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unacceptable

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ac⋅cept⋅a⋅ble

  [ak-sep-tuh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable or worthy of being accepted.
2. pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome.
3. meeting only minimum requirements; barely adequate: an acceptable performance.
4. capable of being endured; tolerable; bearable: acceptable levels of radiation.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME < LL acceptābilis. See accept, -able

Related forms:
ac⋅cept⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, ac⋅cept⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
ac⋅cept⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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un·ac·cept·a·ble   (ŭn'ĭk-sěp'tə-bəl, -āk-)   
adj.  Not acceptable; unsatisfactory.
un'ac·cept'a·bil'i·ty n., un'ac·cept'a·bly adv.
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