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Definition: Unreasonably |
UnreasonablyAdverb1. Not in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "she reacted unreasonably when she learned she had failed". 2. To a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation; "his prices are unreasonably high". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unreasonably" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1350. (references) |
Synonym: UnreasonablySynonym: immoderately (adv). (additional references) |
| Antonyms: reasonably (adv), sanely (adv). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Unreasonably |
| English words defined with "unreasonably": Exactor ♦ hardheaded ♦ immoderately ♦ mindlessly, mulish ♦ overcapitalise, overcapitalize ♦ Rack-rent ♦ sacred cow, senselessly, Stilty. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "unreasonably": crayola ♦ hello world, hello, world ♦ right to erasure of data, right to oblivion. (references) |
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William M. Thackeray | People hate as they love, unreasonably. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Business | The government has steadily worked to eliminate unreasonably high markups by medical device manufacturers or importers, which, in turn, often fuels unfair sales activities by doctors and hospitals. (references) | |
The Act is intended to prohibit and control harmful/unfair business practices, which generally include any business practice that has the effect of harming relations between a business and consumers and/or unreasonably prejudicing or deceiving any consumer. (references) | ||
Civil Liberties | Sri Lanka | Obtaining a clearance can take up to 4 months in some cases, and some human rights groups alleged that the procedures were arbitrary and unreasonably strict. (references) |
Economic History | Georgia | Foreign investors are required to disclose commercial information under licensing procedures, although the requirement is not excessively intrusive or unreasonably detailed. (references) |
Human Rights | Morocco | On April 17, the police reportedly used excessive force to disperse taxi drivers in Rabat and Sale who were conducting a peaceful protest against what they considered unreasonably large fines imposed by the police. (references) |
Trade | Russia | Foreign companies complain of obscure standards and compliance process, unreasonably high demands, and excessive costs of certification testing. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
Benjamin Harrison | 1889-1893 | This act of justice has been unreasonably delayed in the case of some of them. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Unreasonably" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unreasonably" is used about 271 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 100% | 271 | 17,854 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
committed unreasonably | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "unreasonably"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 不合情理地. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | udgifter påført modparten unødvendigt eller af ond vilje (costs unreasonably or vexatiously caused). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | kosten die nodeloos of vexatoir zijn veroorzaakt (costs unreasonably or vexatiously caused). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | frais frustratoires ou vexatoires (costs unreasonably or vexatiously caused). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | unvernünftige, unvernünftig (irrational, irrationally, senseless, senselessly, stupid, unreasonable, unreasoning, unsound). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | παραλογώσ. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | spese superflue o defatigatorie (costs unreasonably or vexatiously caused). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 無闇に (absurdly, at random, indiscreetly, recklessly), 無暗に (absurdly, at random, indiscreetly, recklessly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | むやみに (absurdly, at random, indiscreetly, recklessly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | easonablyunray despesas inúteis ou vexatórias (costs unreasonably or vexatiously caused). (various references) неразумно. (various references) excesivamente (bally, exceedingly, excessively, extravagantly, redundantly, unduly). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "unreasonably" (pronounced unrē"zunublē) |
| 9 | -r ē" z u n u b l ē | reasonably. |
| 8 | -ē" z u n u b l ē | unseasonably. |
| 6 | -u n u b l ē | fashionably, interminably, unquestionably. |
| 4 | -u b l ē | admirably, amiably, amicably, appreciably, arguably, audibly, charitably, comfortably, comparably, conceivably, considerably, credibly, creditably, demonstrably, equitably, favorably, feasibly, flexibly, forcibly, formidably, honorably, horribly, impeccably, imperceptibly, implausibly, impossibly, improbably, incomparably, incredibly, indelibly, indisputably, inevitably, inexorably, inexplicably, inextricably, inseparably, interchangeably, intolerably, invariably, irreparably, irresistibly, irresponsibly, irretrievably, irreversibly, irrevocably, justifiably, knowledgeably, measurably, memorably, miserably, notably, noticeably, ostensibly, palpably, passably, peaceably, plausibly, possibly, predictably, preferably, presumably, probably, profitably, recognizably, regrettably, reliably, remarkably, respectably, responsibly, sensibly, suitably, terribly, unacceptably, unaccountably, unalterably, unavoidably, unbearably, unbelievably, uncomfortably, uncontrollably, undeniably, understandably, unequivocably, unfavorably, unjustifiably, unmistakably, unpredictably, visibly. |
| 3 | -b l ē | ably, assembly, bubbly, doubly, feebly, glibly, humbly, immeasurably, nimbly, nobly, reassembly, subassembly, superbly, trembly. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-b-e-l-n-n-o-r-s-u-y" | |
-2 letters: reasonably. | |
-3 letters: bannerols, nonarable, unsayable. | |
-4 letters: abalones, aleurons, analyser, annoyers, annulose, aureolas, baloneys, bannerol, baronnes, blarneys, neuronal, neurosal, rubeolas, unlearns, unreason, urbanely. | |
-5 letters: abalone, aleuron, analyse, anneals, annoyer, annuals, annular, anurans, arables, arenous, areolas, arousal, arsenal, aureola, baloney, banners, banyans, barleys, baronne, baryons, blarney, boranes, bournes, burleys, elusory, ensnarl, labours, lanners, loaners, nebular, nebulas. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 72 65 61 73 6F 6E 61 62 6C 79 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. .-. . .- ... --- -. .- -... .-.. -.--. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01110010 01100101 01100001 01110011 01101111 01101110 01100001 01100010 01101100 01111001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n r e a s o n a b l y |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0072 0065 0061 0073 006F 006E 0061 0062 006C 0079 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)558084716785818067687891 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Familiar | 5. Quotations: Non-fiction 6. Quotations: Speeches 7. Usage Frequency 8. Expressions: Internet | 9. Translations: Modern 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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