Definition for UN-CON'SCION-A-BLE

UN-CON'SCION-A-BLE, a.

  1. Unreasonable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable claim or expectation; as, an unconscionable request or demand. L'Estrange.
  2. Forming unreasonable expectations. You can not be so unconscionable as to expect this sacrifice on my part.
  3. Enormous; vast; as, unconscionable size or strides. [Not elegant.]
  4. Not guided or influenced by conscience. South.

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