con·scio·na·ble (k n sh -n-bl)adj. 1. Acceptable or permissible according to conscience: "Ignoring [disadvantaged minorities] is no more conscionable today than it was in the riot-scorched America of 20 years ago" (Christian Science Monitor). 2. Conscientious; principled. [Obsolete conscions (variant of conscience) + -able.] |
conscionable [ˈkɒnʃənəbəl]
adj
Obsolete acceptable to one's conscience
[from conscions, obsolete form of conscience]
conscionableness n
conscionably adv
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| Adj. | 1. | conscionable - acceptable to your conscience just - used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting; "a just and lasting peace"- A.Lincoln; "a kind and just man"; "a just reward"; "his just inheritance" |
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