exceptionable
liable to exception or objection; objectionable.
Origin of exceptionable
1Other words from exceptionable
- ex·cep·tion·a·ble·ness, noun
- ex·cep·tion·a·bly, adverb
Words that may be confused with exceptionable
- exceptionable , exceptional
Words Nearby exceptionable
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How to use exceptionable in a sentence
Pray, do you not think that a proper dedication may atone for what is exceptionable in them?
Life and Correspondence of David Hume, Volume II (of 2) | John Hill BurtonBut the Judge also discharges a still more exceptionable office, that of interrupter on the part of the crown.
Letter To Sir Samuel Shepherd | AnonymousThis Comedian, tho' the most exceptionable, is modest upon the Comparison.
A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage | Jeremy CollierIn the quarters about to be given in detail the evidence is less exceptionable.
Opuscula | Robert Gordon LathamHe is very entertaining company, and very vain of his personal beauties; yet nevertheless his character is exceptionable.
American Historical and Literary Curiosities, Part 12. | John Jay Smith
British Dictionary definitions for exceptionable
/ (ɪkˈsɛpʃənəbəl) /
open to or subject to objection; objectionable
Derived forms of exceptionable
- exceptionableness, noun
- exceptionably, adverb
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