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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If a work is too objectionable to perform, don’t perform it. Jesse Green, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025 Every chatbot's conversations will display values that some user somewhere could find objectionable, and every firm will face challenges in how their AIs answer thorny questions about race, gender, religion, politics and more. Scott Rosenberg, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025 And his rhetoric last Thursday was hardly the most objectionable made on this subject in recent years. Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 3 Jan. 2025 This was considered a pretty funny story, and not really objectionable. Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for objectionable 

Word History

Etymology

objection + -able

First Known Use

1741, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of objectionable was in 1741

Dictionary Entries Near objectionable

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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectionable. Accessed 27 Jan. 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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