unexceptionable
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8.9
- adjective
- /ˌʌnɪkˈsɛpʃənəbl/
- Formal
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irreprochable
- The guidelines set by the organization are considered unexceptionable in the field of research.
We should assume that we're in a in a unexceptionable, unexceptional place, and that applies.
- We should assume that we're in a in a unexceptionable, unexceptional place, and that applies.
Examples
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Representative Defrees similarly argued that the section was unexceptionable:
Academic text (2002) -
This was an unexceptionable sentiment.
Academic text (2010) -
Enns goes on to dissect some parables and says some things that most will consider unexceptionable:
Blog text (27) -
We have just such a testament from the leader of a newly liberated country who is himself not only an unexceptionable liberal but also a distinguished writer and intellectual.
Academic text (1993) -
The spiritual life of mainstream American churches and synagogues is eminently unexceptionable, generically inoffensive, and culturally correct.
Academic text (1994) -
She studied her face in the mirror; it was not beautiful, but it was healthy, lively, and unexceptionable; her neck was a clean column, and her teeth—she was happy to see and feel—were more numerous and more securely planted.
Fiction book (1994) -
The committee found her proposal to be unexceptionable and recommended its approval immediately.
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His qualifications and experience made him an unexceptionable candidate for the job.
Synonyms
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8.2
Very honest and reliable so people cannot doubt it
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5.2
Not likely to upset or offend people
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3.7
Easy to deal with or understand
Not deserving blame because nothing is wrong
Antonyms
How Acceptable
Surface Forms
Morphology
unexceptionable = exceptionable (transparent) = un + exception + able
The form is built by prefixing 'un-' to the adjective 'exceptionable' (exception + -able), so the negated meaning is directly derivable.
Etymology
The word unexceptionable begins with un- meaning 'not' and has the root exception, which means an 'objection' or something you do not accept. So unexceptionable means 'no objections' and describes something you cannot criticize and that is fully acceptable.