unexceptionable

[ uhn-ik-sep-shuh-nuh-buh l ]

/ ˌʌn ɪkˈsɛp ʃə nə bəl /

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adjective

not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement.

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Origin of unexceptionable

First recorded in 1655–65; un-¹ + exceptionable

Related formsun·ex·cep·tion·a·ble·ness, nounun·ex·cep·tion·a·bly, adverb

Can be confusedunexceptionable unexceptional

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Examples from the Web for unexceptionable

The president's commitment to supporting democratic reform and economic development is unexceptionable.
Obama's Middle East Speech: Much Ado About Little|Andrew J. Bacevich|May 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
After wading through hundreds of the most unexceptionable volumes belonging to this class—what has been gained?
A Memorial of Mrs. Margaret Breckinridge|Archibald Alexander
If bodies were things in themselves, the proof of the Monadists would be unexceptionable.
The Critique of Pure Reason|Immanuel Kant
A traveller, like a witness in court, should be competent and unexceptionable.
The Baptist Magazine, Vol. 27, January, 1835|Various

There is not one I have mentioned who is not unexceptionable, and whom I would gladly embrace as a daughter-in-law.
Newton Forster|Captain Frederick Marryat
He thought it couched in the most general and unexceptionable terms.
Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. I (of 16)|Thomas Hart Benton

British Dictionary definitions for unexceptionable

unexceptionable

/ (ˌʌnɪkˈsɛpʃənəbəl) /

adjective

beyond criticism or objection

Derived Formsunexceptionableness or unexceptionability, noununexceptionably, adverb

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Word Origin and History for unexceptionable

unexceptionable

adj.

1660s, from un- (1) "not" + exceptionable.