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Definition of unexceptionable in English: unexceptionableadjectiveʌnɛkˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəb(ə)lʌnɪkˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəb(ə)lˌənəkˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l Not open to objection, but not particularly new or exciting. 无可指责的；无懈可击的；完美无缺的 the unexceptionable belief that society should be governed by law 社会应有法治的无可指责的信念。 Example sentencesExamples - Such generalities are, for the most part, unexceptionable.
- On one level, the idea is unexceptionable, indeed worthy of applause.
- If the motion is to refer the bill to a select committee, then I think that is unexceptionable.
- He may telegraph from his country much news which is unexceptionable.
- Despite these unexceptionable advantages, critics have objected to the land tax on the following grounds.
- This first conclusion seems unexceptionable.
- The law would be rightly open to ridicule, for transactions such as these are unexceptionable.
- These are unexceptionable propositions, but there is more to the urban environment than that.
- Whenever I have met Paul, I have found him to be entirely unexceptionable company.
- The purpose seems unexceptionable in its modesty.
- Isn't that a bit of a stretch from a fairly unexceptionable paragraph?
- In a civilized country, one would think, legislation to protect kids from violence and harassment in their schools should be unexceptionable.
- Based on news accounts and these excerpts, his speech seems to have been unexceptionable (albeit platitudinous).
- I believe that the problem in this country is that we have a culture in which most of the population see getting drunk as unexceptionable and, in fact, a bit of a laugh.
- Their belief in the worth and dignity of all human beings is unexceptionable.
- This was an unexceptionable statement with which George would not have argued; but by itself it said little.
- As a statement of society's moral consensus Shell's point is unexceptionable.
- These demands, for a deeper and more genuine federalism, were unexceptionable.
- Though this may be unexceptionable enough from the point of view of gender, it's a messy and ungainly solution stylistically, and one to be avoided.
- It is unexceptionable to note that an obsession with violence has always been characteristic of American movies.
Synonyms acceptable, passable, reasonable, satisfactory, tolerable, fair, fairly good, pretty good, goodish, middle-of-the-road, mediocre, unexceptional, undistinguished, unremarkable, ordinary, commonplace, indifferent, average, not bad, all right, good enough, so-so, minimal, medium, moderate, run-of-the-mill, forgettable
UsageThere is a clear distinction in meaning between exceptionable (‘open to objection’) and exceptional (‘out of the ordinary; very good’). However, this distinction has become blurred in the negative forms unexceptionable and unexceptional. Strictly speaking, unexceptionable means ‘not open to objection’, as in this view is unexceptionable in itself, while unexceptional means ‘not out of the ordinary; usual’, as in the hotel was adequate but unexceptional. But, although the distinction may be clear in these two examples, the meaning of unexceptionable is often indeterminate between ‘not open to objection’ and ‘ordinary’, as in the food was bland and unexceptionable or the candidates were pretty unexceptionable Definition of unexceptionable in US English: unexceptionableadjectiveˌənəkˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəb(ə)lˌənəkˈsepSH(ə)nəb(ə)l Not open to objection. the unexceptionable belief that society should be governed by law 社会应有法治的无可指责的信念。 Example sentencesExamples - Such generalities are, for the most part, unexceptionable.
- I believe that the problem in this country is that we have a culture in which most of the population see getting drunk as unexceptionable and, in fact, a bit of a laugh.
- This first conclusion seems unexceptionable.
- Their belief in the worth and dignity of all human beings is unexceptionable.
- In a civilized country, one would think, legislation to protect kids from violence and harassment in their schools should be unexceptionable.
- Whenever I have met Paul, I have found him to be entirely unexceptionable company.
- Based on news accounts and these excerpts, his speech seems to have been unexceptionable (albeit platitudinous).
- Isn't that a bit of a stretch from a fairly unexceptionable paragraph?
- The law would be rightly open to ridicule, for transactions such as these are unexceptionable.
- These are unexceptionable propositions, but there is more to the urban environment than that.
- As a statement of society's moral consensus Shell's point is unexceptionable.
- If the motion is to refer the bill to a select committee, then I think that is unexceptionable.
- These demands, for a deeper and more genuine federalism, were unexceptionable.
- The purpose seems unexceptionable in its modesty.
- He may telegraph from his country much news which is unexceptionable.
- Despite these unexceptionable advantages, critics have objected to the land tax on the following grounds.
- This was an unexceptionable statement with which George would not have argued; but by itself it said little.
- It is unexceptionable to note that an obsession with violence has always been characteristic of American movies.
- On one level, the idea is unexceptionable, indeed worthy of applause.
- Though this may be unexceptionable enough from the point of view of gender, it's a messy and ungainly solution stylistically, and one to be avoided.
Synonyms acceptable, passable, reasonable, satisfactory, tolerable, fair, fairly good, pretty good, goodish, middle-of-the-road, mediocre, unexceptional, undistinguished, unremarkable, ordinary, commonplace, indifferent, average, not bad, all right, good enough, so-so, minimal, medium, moderate, run-of-the-mill, forgettable
UsageThere is a clear distinction in meaning between exceptionable (‘open to objection’) and exceptional (‘out of the ordinary, very good’). However, this distinction has become blurred in the negative forms unexceptionable and unexceptional. Strictly speaking, unexceptionable means ‘not open to objection’ (this request is unexceptionable in itself), while unexceptional means ‘not out of the ordinary, usual’ (the hotel was adequate but unexceptional). But, although the distinction may be clear in these two examples, the meaning of unexceptionable is often indeterminate between ‘not open to objection’ and ‘ordinary,’ as in the food was bland and unexceptionable or the candidates were pretty unexceptionable. See also exceptionable |