objectionable

adjective

ob·​jec·​tion·​able əb-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce objectionable (audio)
objectionableness noun
objectionably adverb

Examples of objectionable in a Sentence

a T-shirt with an objectionable image
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Judges sometimes make decisions that are objectionable from a moral and legal standpoint. Michael Gregory, The Conversation, 23 May 2025 And so the options are: carrying out the objectionable policy, convincing the boss to see the error of their ways, or finding a way to implement the boss’s policy that does work. Judith Martin, Mercury News, 1 May 2025 The focus of this book is important, but perhaps leads her to overestimate the power of the fetal-personhood argument in a society where some of that doctrine’s logical conclusions would be profoundly objectionable to many, many Americans. Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025 But at the same time, much of Means’s philosophy toward health doesn’t seem that objectionable. Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 8 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for objectionable

Word History

Etymology

objection + -able

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of objectionable was in 1741

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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectionable. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

objectionable

adjective
ob·​jec·​tion·​able əb-ˈjek-sh(ə-)nə-bəl How to pronounce objectionable (audio)
: arousing objection : offensive
uses objectionable language
objectionably adverb

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