inacceptable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From in- + acceptable.
Meanings
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(nonstandard, proscribed) Unacceptable.
And there is ſuch an antipathy betwixt our nature and Purgations, that the very ſmell of them is inacceptable; […]
1657, Joannes Renodæus [i.e., Jean de Renou], translated by Richard Tomlinson, “Of the faculties of Medicaments, and how many sorts there be accordingly”, in A Medicinal Dispensatory, Containing the Whole Body of Physick: […], London: […] Jo[hn] Streater and Ja[mes] Cottrel, book I ([…]), page 10:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more inacceptable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most inacceptable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |