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🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

unvernünftig

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʊn.fɛʁ.nʊn.ftɪç

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unreasonably/ʌnˈriː.zən.ə.bli/
adverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Preise waren unvernünftig hoch für einen so einfachen Service."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a manner that is not guided by reason or logic.

    "The prices were unreasonably high for such a basic service."
  2. 2

    To an excessive or extreme degree.

    "She was unreasonably upset over a minor mistake."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'unreasonably' is derived from the prefix 'un-', meaning 'not', combined with 'reasonable', which comes from the Latin 'rationabilis', meaning 'able to be reasoned'. The term evolved in Middle English, reflecting a shift towards describing actions or attitudes that lack rational justification.

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