This passage I look upon to be the most exceptionable in the whole poem. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
exceptionable — index blameful, objectionable, peccable, reprehensible, sinister, unacceptable, undesirable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. W … Law dictionary
exceptionable — 1660s, from EXCEPTION (Cf. exception) + ABLE (Cf. able). Related: Exceptionably … Etymology dictionary
exceptionable — *exceptional Analogous words: Offensive, repugnant, loathsome, repulsive, revolting: repellent, distasteful, obnoxious, invidious, *repugnant Antonyms: unexceptionable: exemplary Contrasted words: pleasing, agreeable, gratifying, *pleasant,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
exceptionable — ► ADJECTIVE formal ▪ open to objection; causing disapproval or offence … English terms dictionary
exceptionable — [ek sep′shənə bəl, ik sep′shənə bəl] adj. liable to exception; open to objection exceptionably adv … English World dictionary
exceptionable — exceptional, exceptionable These adjectives relate to different meanings of exception. Exceptional means ‘unusual, not typical’, i.e. ‘forming an exception’ in a favourable sense: • Schizophrenes are often held to be people of exceptional charm D … Modern English usage
exceptionable — adjective Date: 1691 being likely to cause objection ; objectionable < visitors even drink the exceptionable beer W. D. Howells > • exceptionability noun • exceptionably adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
exceptionable — See exceptionable, exceptional … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
exceptionable — adjective formal making you feel offended and angry: a highly exceptionable remark … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
exceptionable, exceptional — These often confused words are not interchangeable. The former means objectionable ; the latter means extraordinary, uncommon, unusual : The judge ruled the behavior of the witness exceptionable and had him removed from the courtroom. Martha has… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
