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, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for conscionably

conscionable
/ (ˈkɒnʃənəbəl) /

adjective

obsolete acceptable to one's conscience

Derived forms of conscionable

conscionableness, noun conscionably, adverb

Word Origin for conscionable

C16: from conscions, obsolete form of conscience