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exceptionable

[ ik-sep-shuh-nuh-buh l ]
/ ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nə bəl /
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adjective

liable to exception or objection; objectionable.

RELATED WORDS

disagreeable, intolerable, obnoxious, offensive, unacceptable, undesirable, unpleasant, unwanted, unwelcome, upsetting

Nearby words

  1. except for,
  2. excepted,
  3. excepting,
  4. exception,
  5. exception proves the rule, the,
  6. exceptional,
  7. exceptionalism,
  8. exceptive,
  9. excerpt,
  10. excerpta

Origin of exceptionable

First recorded in 1655–65; exception + -able
Related formsex·cep·tion·a·ble·ness, nounex·cep·tion·a·bly, adverb
Can be confusedexceptionable exceptional
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British Dictionary definitions for exceptionable

exceptionable

/ (ɪkˈsɛpʃənəbəl) /

adjective

open to or subject to objection; objectionable
Derived Formsexceptionableness, nounexceptionably, adverb
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Word Origin and History for exceptionable

exceptionable

adj.

1660s, from exception + -able. Related: Exceptionably.

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