objectionable

[ uhb-jek-shuh-nuh-buhl ]

/ əbˈdʒɛk ʃə nə bəl /

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adjective

causing or tending to cause an objection, disapproval, or protest.

offending good taste, manners, etiquette, propriety, etc.; offensive: objectionable behavior.

Origin of objectionable

First recorded in 1775–85; objection + -able

SYNONYMS FOR objectionable

2 unacceptable, offensive, vile, odious.

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OTHER WORDS FROM objectionable

ob·jec·tion·a·bil·i·ty, ob·jec·tion·a·ble·ness, noun ob·jec·tion·a·bly, adverb su·per·ob·jec·tion·a·ble, adjective su·per·ob·jec·tion·a·bly, adverb

un·ob·jec·tion·a·ble, adjective

Words nearby objectionable

object-oriented, object-oriented programming, object., objectify, objection, objectionable, objective, objective case, objective complement, objective correlative, objective danger

Example sentences from the Web for objectionable

Torturing children for fun, by contrast, is objectionable regardless of whether those around you have adopted the practice.

Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With |Nick Romeo |November 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Nor are these the only reasons for the objectionable nature of the 4th of July as a national holiday.

P.J. O'Rourke: 27 Sensitive, Caring, Green, and Politically Committed Reasons to Ban July 4th |P. J. O’Rourke |July 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It is, like we said, the least objectionable film of the bunch, in addition to being the most worthy of the prize.

And the Best Picture Oscar Goes to… ‘12 Years A Slave,’ ‘Gravity,’ or ‘American Hustle?’ |Kevin Fallon, Marlow Stern |March 1, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Any objectionable remark, any untoward joke, any awkward facial expression may be recorded and broadcast.

Say Goodbye to Basic Privacy |David Frum |March 18, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

A vast army of censors police Weibo for objectionable content, often deleting posts deemed politically sensitive or too salacious.

China Discovers Sex Online as Porn Invades Social Media |Dan Levin |August 23, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The wood is free from objectionable odor, and this qualifies it as box material.

American Forest Trees |Henry H. Gibson
Find it; never rest while there is an objectionable smell in the cellar.

The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping |Elizabeth Hale Gilman
Anne will not meet with any objectionable persons under her roof.

Anne Of Green Gables |Lucy Maud Montgomery
But we confess that we should be glad to know from which section of the Diary the objectionable matter has been expunged.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 66, No. 408, January 1849 |Various
I did not find anything in the least objectionable in being called an 'it' by Miss Corke.

An American Girl in London |Sara Jeannette Duncan

British Dictionary definitions for objectionable

objectionable

/ (əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbəl) /

adjective

unpleasant, offensive, or repugnant

Derived forms of objectionable

objectionability or objectionableness, noun objectionably, adverb

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