exceptionable

American  

[ik-sep-shuh-nuh-buhl] / ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nə bəl /

adjective

1. liable to exception or objection; objectionable.

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exceptionable British  

/ ɪkˈsɛpʃənəbəl /

adjective

1. open to or subject to objection; objectionable

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• exceptionably
  adverb
• exceptionableness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of exceptionable

First recorded in 1655–65; exception + -able

Explanation

If something is exceptionable, someone is bound to find something wrong with it. Be careful not to confuse exceptionable with exceptional, which means something remarkable and particularly unusual, or with unexceptionable, which means the exact opposite of exceptionable — something quite ordinary and hardly to be noticed. "Puppies are cute" is about as unexceptionable a sentence as you are likely to find. Unless you're a puppy hater, of course.