ex·cep·tion·a·ble ( k-s p sh -n-bl)adj. Open or liable to objection or debate; objectionable or debatable. ex·cep  tion·a·bili·ty n.ex·cep tion·a·bly adv.Usage Note: Exceptionable and exceptional are not interchangeable. Only exceptionable means "objectionable" or "debatable"; exceptional means "uncommon" or "extraordinary." |
exceptionable [ɪkˈsɛpʃənəbəl]
adj
open to or subject to objection; objectionable
exceptionableness n
exceptionably adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Adj. | 1. | exceptionable - liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to; "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"; "found the politician's views objectionable" unacceptable - not acceptable; not welcome; "a word unacceptable in polite society"; "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom" |
Translations
exceptionable [ɪkˈsepʃənəbl] ADJ [conduct] → censurable, objetable; [proposal] → impugnable, refutable
exceptionable
adj (form)
(= arguable) → anfechtbar, bestreitbar
(= objectionable) → anstößig
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