un·ac·cept·a·ble

(ŭn′ĭk-sĕp′tə-bəl, -ăk-)

adj.

Not acceptable; unsatisfactory.

un′ac·cept′a·bil′i·ty n.

un′ac·cept′a·bly adv.

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unacceptably

(ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəblɪ)

adv

1. in an intolerable manner

2. in an inadequate or unsatisfactory manner

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adv.

unacceptably - to an unacceptable degree; "The percentage of lead in our drinking water is unacceptably high"

intolerably

acceptably, so-so, tolerably - in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner; "she plays tennis tolerably"

Translations

unacceptably

[ˈʌnəkˈseptəblɪ] ADV → inaceptablemente

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unacceptably

adv → untragbar; high → unannehmbar; poor, bad → unzumutbar; these fuels are unacceptably dangerous → diese Brennstoffe sind in nicht mehr tragbarem Maße gefährlich; he suggested, quite unacceptably, that … → er schlug vor, was völlig unakzeptabel war, dass …

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