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Meanings of unreasonably in English

To a degree that exceeds the bounds or reason or moderation.

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Examples for "immoderately"
Examples for "immoderately"
1
The mischievous creature was highly diverted with the circumstance, and laughed immoderately.
Roughing It in the Bush
2
The Duc de Gontaut laughed, during the whole of this conversation, immoderately.
Memoirs of the Courts of Louis XV and XVI. — Volume 2 / Being se...
3
It will be enough, if they do not love it too immoderately.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
4
Other poets have represented men taken by this passion uncontrollably and immoderately.
Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies
5
He could not easily forgive any one who made him laugh immoderately.
Authors and Friends
Usage of unreasonably in English
1
And also Gordon, again not unreasonably, was starting to question the cost.
A journey: my political life
2
He resented unreasonably the unreasonable resentment which the affair inspired in him.
The False Faces: Further Adventures from the History of the Lone...
3
Cork not unreasonably feel able to indulge in a bit of experimentation.
The Irish Times
4
Everyone go home! -you might have secretly, entirely unreasonably hoped for.
The Guardian
5
France, who rather unreasonably haven't had anyone stretchered off, are bottling this.
The Irish Times
6
She knew that she was unreasonably happy; and she did not mind.
The Price of Love
7
Fear me not, girl; I will be brief, unreasonably and unseasonably brief.
The Cloister and the Hearth
8
I sometimes set unreasonably high expectations of myself and those around me.
The Guardian
9
Bien argues that he was employed by contract but was treated unreasonably.
Radio NZ
10
Quite unreasonably, however, the master of the privateer decided to await events.
The Old Merchant Marine: A Chronicle of American Ships and Sailo...
11
She could hear Imogen's accusation in that, and unreasonably it angered her.
Funeral in Blue
12
At the present moment Melmotte was not unreasonably suspicious about his daughter.
The Way We Live Now
13
On the third day she had felt almost angry with him unreasonably.
A Spirit in Prison
14
Then the people, rather ashamed, abused the Press for unreasonably disturbing them.
Beauchamp's Career — Volume 1
15
I build my day unreasonably around the hours when I am fed.
Waiting for the Barbarians
16
She considered till it became not too unreasonably early to get up.
The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations
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