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Definition of unreasonable adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

unreasonable

adjective
 
/ʌnˈriːznəbl/
 
/ʌnˈriːznəbl/
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  1. not fair; expecting too much
    • The job was beginning to make unreasonable demands on his free time.
    • The fees they charge are not unreasonable.
    • He was being totally unreasonable about it.
    • it is unreasonable to do something It would be unreasonable to expect somebody to come at such short notice.
    opposite reasonable
    Extra Examples
    • I find her a bit unreasonable at times.
    • She did not want to appear unreasonable.
    • This clause in the contract was held unreasonable.
    • It seems to be government policy to keep the exchange rate at an unreasonable level.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • appear
    • be
    • seem
    adverb
    • extremely
    • very
    • completely
    preposition
    • about
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