Used in a Sentence

unreasonably

How to use unreasonably in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for unreasonably.

Editorial note

I'd be tempted to just say "life sucks", but I'd rather not be unreasonably pessimistic. But then again, my mom just died.

Examples16
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

not in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "she reacted unreasonably when she learned she had failed"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of unreasonably gathered in one view.

adverb

not in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "she reacted unreasonably when she learned she had failed"

adverb

to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation; "his prices are unreasonably high"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for unreasonably.

adverb

not in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "she reacted unreasonably when she learned she had failed"

adverb

to a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation; "his prices are unreasonably high"

Example sentences

1

I'd be tempted to just say "life sucks", but I'd rather not be unreasonably pessimistic. But then again, my mom just died.

2

Don't get unreasonably worried about it. That white collar job with a lot of sitting that you're hoping he or she will get will do much worse things to the body.

3

But I grow up in Eastern Europe, so I'm unreasonably concerned and paranoid. It will not happen here because we are so special.

4

You try to co-exist with that tenant and she behaves in a manner that is unreasonably hostile. Are we really supposed to be sympathetic?

5

[2] Good companies take care not to punish failure unreasonably. But in the public sector, failure is just license for those opposed to project to crow: "we shouldn't have been doing this anyway!"

6

This approach is, I believe, the only way to convince an unreasonably frightened American public to back change.

7

When they organize to try to raise awareness that they feel they are being treated unreasonably, let's not pretend like they are somehow evil. We are a bunch of humans living together on this tiny blue dot.

8

And we do that job under mostly under unreasonably tight deadlines, often for employers that don't understand what we're doing and therefore undermine us in many ways. Yes, it's luxury in many ways.

9

Reading the article and comments, it seems unreasonably palatable... A memory from my childhood: Toast with butter and sugar sprinkled on top.

10

- hot coffee at an unreasonably high temperature fell on her lap and gave her third-degree burns. To suggest she was suing over something trivial is horribly disrespectful to a woman who suffered that.

11

I believe he, unknowingly, tasked these poor people with unreasonably big requests. When asking for the nearest ATM these Japanese did not consider the possibility of pointing in a direction, as this would have left too much room for error.

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Aside from that, although I don't know him personally, Patrick has been an unreasonably nice human being in any interaction I've had with him, and I'm quite sure other HNers would agree. Celebrating his successes in 2012 I think is a good enough reason for him to post this here.

13

However, judging from the responses here, a lot of Instagram users are unappeasable, and I don't think unreasonably. Their motives are basically unknowable by anyone not in their inner circle, so all we have to go on is their actions and their words.

14

A public body may also charge for search, examination and review and the separation of exempt information in those instances where failure to charge a fee would result in unreasonably high costs to the public body. The fee must be limited to actual duplication, mailing and labor costs.

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Anyway, traveling around the world for a year-- totally good idea, not that unreasonably expensive, and if you want to make a lifestyle out of it, you can do it, by increasing the amount of time you spend in each country to bring the costs down. Only downside of living this way: there's some impact on productivity due to the travel.

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Obviously the number of medallions has been restricted to an unreasonably small number in most places causing the terrible service that many are used to. Also fairly obviously, the advent of the smartphone with personal profiles has reduced the crime potential facing the typical cabbie as well as the issues hailing cabs in outer boroughs or less populated neighborhoods.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use unreasonably in a sentence?

I'd be tempted to just say "life sucks", but I'd rather not be unreasonably pessimistic. But then again, my mom just died.

What does unreasonably mean?

not in a reasonable or intelligent manner; "she reacted unreasonably when she learned she had failed"

What part of speech is unreasonably?

unreasonably is commonly used as adverb.