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objectionable
[ uhb-jek-shuh-nuh-buhl ]
adjective
- causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.
- offending good taste, manners, etiquette, propriety, etc.; offensive:
objectionable behavior.
Synonyms: unacceptable, odious, vile, offensive
objectionable
/ əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbəl /
adjective
- unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant
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Derived Forms
- obˈjectionably, adverb
- obˌjectionaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From
- ob·jection·a·bili·ty ob·jection·a·ble·ness noun
- ob·jection·a·bly adverb
- super·ob·jection·a·ble adjective
- super·ob·jection·a·bly adverb
- unob·jection·a·ble adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of objectionable1
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Example Sentences
Torturing children for fun, by contrast, is objectionable regardless of whether those around you have adopted the practice.
The form asks users to explain why the disputed links are “irrelevant, outdated, or otherwise objectionable.”
Nor are these the only reasons for the objectionable nature of the 4th of July as a national holiday.
Most museums feature exhibits that are controversial, if not downright objectionable, to plenty of visitors.
A “why” question, always dangerous for various reasons, is particularly objectionable when argumentative.
To the one who remains several days in a place, railroad traveling is less objectionable.
A unique feature was the provision that the burgesses had the power of vetoing any objectionable acts of the company.
This group agreed not to import slaves, wines or goods from Great Britain unless the objectionable taxes were abolished.
But the bill against Duncombe really was, what the bill against Fenwick was not, objectionable as a retrospective bill.
This act was found to be objectionable by some residents who stated that the new seventh district was disproportionately large.
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