objectionable

[ uhb-jek-shuh-nuh-buhl ]
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adjective
  1. causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.

  2. offending good taste, manners, etiquette, propriety, etc.; offensive: objectionable behavior.

Origin of objectionable

1
First recorded in 1775–85; objection + -able

Other words for objectionable

Other words from objectionable

  • ob·jec·tion·a·bil·i·ty, ob·jec·tion·a·ble·ness, noun
  • ob·jec·tion·a·bly, adverb
  • su·per·ob·jec·tion·a·ble, adjective
  • su·per·ob·jec·tion·a·bly, adverb
  • un·ob·jec·tion·a·ble, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for objectionable

objectionable

/ (əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbəl) /


adjective
  1. unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant

Derived forms of objectionable

  • objectionability or objectionableness, noun
  • objectionably, adverb

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