Dictionary entries for 'exceptionable'

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ill-favored
inadmissible
objectionable
unacceptable
undesirable
unwanted
unwelcome
arguable
contested
debatable
disputable
doubtful
moot
mootable
problematic
problematical
questionable
uncertain

ex·cep·tion·a·ble (ĭk-sĕṕshə-nə-bəl)

adjective

Open or liable to objection or debate; objectionable or debatable.

derivatives

ex·ceṕtion·a·biĺi·ty: noun
ex·ceṕtion·a·bly: adverb

usage note

Usage Note: Exceptionable and exceptional are not interchangeable. Only exceptionable means “objectionable” or “debatable”; exceptional means “uncommon” or “extraordinary.”

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition