unreasonable

Definition

Without the ability to reason; unreasoning.

Etymology

From Middle English unresonable; equivalent to un- + reason + -able.

Example Sentences

• "Hold thy desperate hand: Art thou a man? thy form cries out thou art: Thy tears are womanish; thy wild acts denote The unreasonable fury of a beast: Unseemly woman in a seeming man!"
• "For it seemeth to me vnreasonable, to send a prisoner, and not withall to signifie the crimes laid against him."
• "The will of those who never allow their will to be disputed, unless they happen to be in a good humour, when they relax proportionally, is almost always unreasonable."