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unreasonable

[uhn-ree-zuh-nuh-buhl, -reez-nuh-] Origin

un·rea·son·a·ble

[uhn-ree-zuh-nuh-buhl, -reez-nuh-]
adjective
1.
not reasonable or rational; acting at variance with or contrary to reason; not guided by reason or sound judgment; irrational: an unreasonable person.
2.
not in accordance with practical realities, as attitude or behavior; inappropriate: His Bohemianism was an unreasonable way of life for one so rich.
3.
excessive, immoderate, or exorbitant; unconscionable: an unreasonable price; unreasonable demands.
4.
not having the faculty of reason.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English unresonabel. See un-1, reasonable

un·rea·son·a·ble·ness, noun
un·rea·son·a·bly, adverb


1, 2. senseless, foolish, silly. 2. preposterous, absurd, stupid, nonsensical. 3. extravagant.

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Unreasonable has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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unreasonable (ʌnˈriːznəbəl)
 
adj
1.  immoderate; excessive: unreasonable demands
2.  refusing to listen to reason
3.  lacking reason or judgment
 
un'reasonableness
 
n
 
un'reasonably
 
adv

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Word Origin & History

unreasonable
mid-14c., from un- (1) "not" + reasonable.
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