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 conscionably
Male spectacles are dudes being dudes and may be conscionably encouraged.
If you will conscionably do this duty which is your own, you will be the less in danger of hurt by scandal.
A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) |Richard Baxter
British Dictionary definitions for conscionably
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