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Definition: Unexceptionable |
UnexceptionableAdjective1. Completely acceptable; not open to exception or reproach; "two unexceptionable witnesses"; "a judge's ethics should be unexceptionable". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "unexceptionable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonym: UnexceptionableSynonym: unimpeachable (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Dueness | Square, unexceptionable, right; equitable; due, en r |
Inexpedience | Tolerable; (not very good); up to the mark, unexceptionable, unobjectionable; satisfactory, tidy. |
Innocence | Inculpable, unculpable; unblamed, unblamable; blameless, unfallen, inerrable, above suspicion; irreproachable, irreprovable, irreprehensible; unexceptionable, unobjectionable, unimpeachable; salvable; venial. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Unexceptionable |
| English words defined with "unexceptionable": unimpeachable. (references) |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | She could not respect his eye, but his love and his complaisance were unexceptionable. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Madison | 1809-1817 | This unexceptionable course could not avail against the injustice and violence of the belligerent powers. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | Being now for the first time presented in an unexceptionable form, it is confidently hoped that the application will be successful. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Unexceptionable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Unexceptionable" is used about 30 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 100% | 30 | 63,341 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
unexceptionable | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "unexceptionable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | perfekt (excellent). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | съвършен (consummate, finished, full, ideal, indefectible, masterly, out and out, outright, perfect, right-down, spheral, thoroughgoing, thorough-paced, transcendent, very), възхитителен (admirable, adorable, delectable, delicious, delightful, lovely, wonderful), отличен (alpha plus, banner, crack, excellent, fine, grand, groovy, immense, master stroke, masterly, mean, nailing, peachy, pre eminent, prime, prize, roaring, slick, spanking, splendid, superb, whizbang, wicked, wizard), безукорен (above reproach, immaculate, impeccable, irreproachable, perfect, unblamable, unspotted), безупречен (blameless, faultless, flawless, immaculate, indefectible, irreproachable, spotless, undeniable, unimpeachable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | nesporný (incontestable, incontrovertible, indisputable, undeniable, undisputed, undoubted, unquestionable, unquestioned), neoddiskutovatelný, bezvadný (faultless, flawless, immaculate, impeccable, irreproachable, perfect), bezúhonný (fair, immaculate, impeccable, irreproachable, spotless, stainless, unblemished, unimpeachable, untainted, upstanding). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | onwraakbare getuige (unexceptionable witness), onwraakbaar getuige (unexceptionable witness, unimpeachable witness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | انتقادناپذیر, استثناء ناپذیر, بی عیب (Entire, Intact, Leal, Perfect, Sound). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | jäävitön todistaja (unchallengeable witness), esteetön todistaja (competent witness). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | témoin sans reproche (unexceptionable witness), témoin irréprochable (unexceptionable witness, unimpeachable witness), témoin irrécusable (unexceptionable witness, unimpeachable witness), juridiquement irréprochable (legally unexceptionable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | nichts besonderes (nothing mind). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | άμεμπτοσ (blameless, irreproachable, polished, spotless, unblamable, unblemished, unimpeachable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | kifogástalan (beyond reproach, blameless, correct, immaculate, impeccable, irreproachable, laudable, unimpeachable, unobjectionable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ineccepibile. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | exceptionableunay que não pode recusar-se, perfeito (absolute, accomplished, bijou, classic, classical, clean, close, consummate, crowned, exact, finisher, flawless, handsome, impeccable, masterly, perfect, perfectibility, precious, sculpturesque, sound, thorough, thoroughpaced, throughly, unalloyed, undeniable, unmitigated), irrepreensível (faultless, impeccable service, irreproachable, unblamable, unimpeachable, unobjectionable), inatacável (inextinguishable, unassailable, unimpeachable, unquestionable). (various references) превосходный (admirable, bang-up, beautiful, capital, clinking, divine, excellent, fine, grand, groovy, hunky-dory, jim-dandy, nailing, once-stellar, palmary, posh, prime, smashing, spanking, superb, superlative, surpassing, tiptop, top-hole, topnotch, top-notch, transcendent, unexceptional). (various references) običan (common, habitual, ordinary, plain, prosaic, quotidian, unexceptional, usual). (various references) intachable (impeccable, soilless, unimpeachable). (various references) oklanderlig (blameless, faultless, immaculate, impecable, impeccable, indefectible, irreproachable, undeniable), oantastlig (inviolable, ironclad, unassailable). (various references) sakıncasız (unobjectionable), karşı çıkılmaz, itiraz edilemez (incontestable, unanswerable, unassailable, unexceptional, unobjectionable), istisna edilemez. (various references) бездоганний (blameless, faultless, flawless, immaculate, impeccable, indefectible, irreproachable, paragon, pure, scrupulous, stainless, taintless, thoroughbred, unimpeachable). (various references) không thể chê trách được (irreproachable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "unexceptionable": unexceptionableness, unexceptionablenesses. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "unexceptionable" (pronounced 'Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble'): Abatable, Abdicable, Abhominable, Abhorrible, Abolishable, Abominable, Abrogable, Absolvable, Absorbable, Abusable, Accendible, Accentuable, Acceptable, Accessible, Acclimatable, Acclimatizable, Accommodable, Accompanable, Accomplishable, Accomptable, Accordable, Accostable, Accountable, Accusable, Accustomable, Acetable, Achievable, Acidifiable, Acquaintable, Acquirable, Acreable, Actable, Actionable, Adaptable, Addable, Addible, Adducible, Adjustable, Administrable, Admirable, Admissible, Admittable, Adoptable, Adorable, Adustible, Advantageable, Advisable, Affable, Affectible, Affiliable. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-e-e-i-l-n-n-o-p-t-u-x" | |
-2 letters: exceptionable, unexceptional. | |
-3 letters: unnoticeable. | |
-4 letters: enucleation, exceptional, exculpation, exponential, unexcitable. | |
-5 letters: binucleate, enunciable, executable, expectable, expunction, noticeable, nucleation, peculation, unopenable. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-e-e-i-l-n-n-o-p-t-u-x" | |
+4 letters: unexceptionableness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)55 6E 65 78 63 65 70 74 69 6F 6E 61 62 6C 65 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)..- -. . -..- -.-. . .--. - .. --- -. .- -... .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010101 01101110 01100101 01111000 01100011 01100101 01110000 01110100 01101001 01101111 01101110 01100001 01100010 01101100 01100101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)U n e x c e p t i o n a b l e |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0055 006E 0065 0078 0063 0065 0070 0074 0069 006F 006E 0061 0062 006C 0065 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)558071906971828675818067687871 |
| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Quotations: Fiction | 5. Quotations: Speeches 6. Usage Frequency 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Derivations 10. Rhymes 11. Anagrams 12. Orthography | 13. Bibliography |
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