unreasoning en · ADJ
Etymology
From un- + reasoning.
Meanings
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Lacking or without reason.
When we consider the enormous amount of suffering and disease, both of mind and body, arising from the sex-suppression of which I have just spoken, especially among women, we see that mere unreasoning taboos - which possibly had their place and use in the past - can be tolerated no longer.
1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 196:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most unreasoning | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more unreasoning | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unreasoningly · unreasoningness
Translations (1)
pl bezrozumny (Translations)