objectionably
- adverb
- /əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbli/
:
de manera objetable
- "In a trice, my father was surrounded by all the bride's distaff relatives, who seemed now, in their adulation, neither so fat nor so objectionably Republican as they once had.
Examples
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How does the "atheism+ crowd" frame it objectionably?
Blog text (10) -
Gray thinks that liberal pluralism is objectionably narrow in its moral appreciation.
Academic text (1999) -
No, but look, dictionary.com plural is Wampus, a stranger objectionable person, a lampus.
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Its front page, for instance, usually features a news flash condemning some form of pedagogical malfeasance based on an objectionably sympathetic view of Arabs and Muslims.
Academic text (2008) -
The comments he made about the film were objectionably rude and upset many audience members.
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Her objectionably sarcastic tone made it clear that she was not pleased with the decision.
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The article presented an objectionably biased view that failed to consider multiple perspectives.
Synonyms
15
4.5
In a rude or unpleasant way that upsets people
13
4.8
In a way that makes you feel sick or upset
6
6.4
In a way that annoys and upsets other people
5
2.7
In a way that makes you feel bad or uncomfortable
4
4.4
To a level that cannot be tolerated
3
8.2
In a very rude and cruel way
2
8.2
In a very annoying way that people cannot stand
1
7.2
In a way that causes strong disgust or dislike
1
7.7
In a way that causes strong disgust
1
6.7
In a way that shows dislike or makes people feel disgusted
1
8.6
In a way that shows strong disgust and moral disapproval
1
5.8
In an unpleasant or rude way
1
8.1
In a way that is not proper or suitable for the situation
In a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
In a way that makes people feel annoyed
Antonyms
How Offensive
Surface Forms
Morphology
objectionably = objectionable (semi-transparent) = ob + ject + ion + able + ly
The transformation from 'objectionable' to 'objectionably' is a standard adverbial formation.
Etymology
The word objectionably comes from objection and object, with ob- meaning 'against' and -able meaning 'capable of'. So to behave objectionably is to act in a way that makes people 'object' or feel offended.