exceptionable

[ ik-sep-shuh-nuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. liable to exception or objection; objectionable.

Origin of exceptionable

1
First recorded in 1655–65; exception + -able

Other words from exceptionable

  • ex·cep·tion·a·ble·ness, noun
  • ex·cep·tion·a·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for exceptionable

exceptionable

/ (ɪkˈsɛpʃənəbəl) /


adjective
  1. open to or subject to objection; objectionable

Derived forms of exceptionable

  • exceptionableness, noun
  • exceptionably, adverb

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