conscionable
[ kon-shuh-nuh-buh l ]
/ ˈkɒn ʃə nə bəl /
adjective
being in conformity with one's conscience; just.
Origin of conscionable
1540–50;
conscion- (back formation from
conscions, variant of
conscience, the final
-s taken for plural sign) +
-able
OTHER WORDS FROM conscionable
con·scion·a·ble·ness, noun con·scion·a·bly, adverbWords nearby conscionable
Example sentences from the Web for conscionable
Come, come, thou must be conscionable; great and secret service may deserve both this and a better thing.
Kenilworth |Sir Walter ScottBe conscionable and faithful in performing all the labour and duty of a servant.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4) |Richard BaxterAnd hereby it hath dolefully hindered the gospel, while the persecutors have silenced many worthy, conscionable preachers of it.
A Christian Directory |Baxter RichardConscionable practising what you know, is an excellent help to understanding, John xii.
A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4) |Richard Baxter
British Dictionary definitions for conscionable
conscionable
/ (ˈkɒnʃənəbəl) /
adjective
obsolete
acceptable to one's conscience
Derived forms of conscionable
conscionableness, noun conscionably, adverbWord Origin for conscionable
C16: from
conscions, obsolete form of
conscience