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unconscionable (adjective), more unconscionable, most unconscionable
1. A reference to a person who is unscrupulous; unreasonably grasping, extortionate, harsh, etc.: The unconscionable criminal was ruthless and cruel when he went into the bank to rob it of money and hit the female guard on the head with his gun.
2. Relating to something which is outrageous and beyond reason: The fees for the childcare center in Tim's town were considered to be quite unconscionable and not affordable by most families.
3. Etymology: from Latin un-, "not" + conscionable, from conscientia, "knowledge"; from conscire; "to know well"; from com-, "together" + scire, "to know" + able, "ability".
A reference to exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim.
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Conveying the concept of going beyond customary limits.
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