exceptionable
pronunciation
How to pronounce exceptionable in British English:
UK [ɪk'sepʃənəbl]
How to pronounce exceptionable in American English:
US [ɪk'sepʃənəbəl]
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- Adjective:
- liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to
Word Origin
- exceptionable (adj.)
- 1660s (implied in exceptionableness), from exception (in the take exception to sense) + -able. Related: Exceptionably. Compare objectionable.
Example
- 1. This book is small but not otherwise exceptionable .
- 2. There 's nothing exceptionable in it .
- 3. Mr. zhang is an exceptional man , and there is nothing exceptionable in his conduct .
- 4. Many people find that sort of newspaper article highly exceptionable .
- 5. Discussion of how to set up the exceptionable rule of illegal proof .