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un⋅ex⋅cep⋅tion⋅a⋅ble
[uhn-ik-sep-shuh-nuh-buh
l] 
–adjective
| not offering any basis for exception or objection; beyond criticism: an unexceptionable record of achievement. |
Related forms:
un⋅ex⋅cep⋅tion⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
un⋅ex⋅cep⋅tion⋅a⋅bly, adverb
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| un·ex·cep·tion·a·ble (ŭn'ĭk-sěp'shə-nə-bəl) adj. Beyond any reasonable objection; irreproachable. un'ex·cep'tion·a·ble·ness n., un'ex·cep'tion·a·bly adv. Usage Note: The confusion between unexceptionable and unexceptional is understandable, since both derive from the noun exception. Unexceptionable takes its meaning from exception in the sense "objection," as in the idiom take exception to ("find fault with, object to"). Thus unexceptionable is commendatory, meaning "not open to any objection or criticism," as in A judge's ethical standards should be unexceptionable. Unexceptional, by contrast, is related to the adjective exceptional ("outstanding, above average), which takes its meaning from exception in the sense "an unusual case"; thus unexceptional generally has a somewhat negative meaning, "not superior, run-of-the-mill" as in Some judges' ethical standards have unfortunately been unexceptional. |
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Unexceptionable
Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble\, a. Not liable to any exception or objection; unobjectionable; faultless; good; excellent; as, a man of most unexceptionable character. -- Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble*ness, n. -- Un`ex*cep"tion*a*bly, adv. Chesterfield is an unexceptionable witness. --Macaulay.
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