unreasonably

CEFRB2

/ʌnˈɹiː.zən.ə.bli/

adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a way that is not fair or sensible.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    To an unreasonable degree.

Examples

  • This is an early work, I did it freely without storyboarding so it's unreasonably long.

  • His prices are unreasonably high.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. In an unreasonable manner.

More examples

In context

  • The team was given an unreasonably short amount of time to put together a presentation.

  • 1737, Jonathan Swift, Letter to Alderman Barber dated 30 March, 1737, in The Works of Dr Jonathan Swift, Edinburgh: J. Balfour, 1766, Volume 11, p. 126, Thus bishops, deans, and chapters, as well as other corporations, seldom or never let their lands even so...

  • He behaved unreasonably.

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Origin

adverb

From Middle English unresonably, equivalent to unreasonable + -ly, after resonably (whence reasonably) and (originally) Late Latin irratiōnābiliter.