exceptionable en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Archaic Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English exceptionable From exception + -able.
Meanings
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Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate.
The subject however is rendered still more exceptionable by the aukward and ridiculous manner in which it is here treated.
1760, Tobias Smollett, Annals of Literature: Volume 36:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most exceptionable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more exceptionable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |