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conscionably, adv. ? Obs.|ˈkɒnʃənəblɪ| [f. as prec. + -ly2.] †1. Conscientiously, according to conscience; with conscientious or scrupulous care. Obs.
1552Huloet, Conscionably, or with a good conscience, religiose. 1580North Plutarch (1676) 993 Who could more eloquently or conscionably note the disparities and differences? 1615W. Lawson Orch. & Gard. iii. i. (1668) 2 Such a Gardener as will conscionably..travel in your Orchard. 1685Baxter Paraphr. N.T. Matt. xiv. 9 How conscionably should bad Oaths be avoided, and good ones kept! 2. Reasonably, fairly, moderately. ? Obs.
1604Dekker Honest Wh. i. Wks. 1873 II. 19 Cast. Well, how doe you rate it? Cand. Very conscionably, 18.s. a yard. c1611Chapman Iliad i. Comm. (1857) 24, I must conscionably make congression with such as have diminished, mangled, and maimed, my..author. 1677Littleton Lat. Dict., Conscionably, or reasonably, æque, justè, ex æquo & bono. |