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Definitions: Objectionable |
ObjectionableAdjective1. Causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person". 2. Liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to; "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"; "found the politician's views objectionable". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "objectionable" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1615. (references) |
Synonyms: ObjectionableSynonyms: exceptionable (adj), obnoxious (adj), unpleasant (adj). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Inexpedience | Adjective: inexpedient, undesirable; unadvisable, inadvisable; objectionable; inapt, ineligible, inadmissible, inconvenient; incommodious, discommodious; disadvantageous; inappropriate, unfit; (inconsonant). |
Wrong | Objectionable; unreasonable, unallowable, unwarrantable, unjustifiable; improper, unfit; unjustified; illegal; iniquitous; immoral. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Objectionable |
| English words defined with "objectionable": affirmation ♦ clean, common ♦ evil ♦ immorality, iniquity ♦ obnoxious ♦ plebeian, printable ♦ sanitise, sanitize ♦ To cough down ♦ unobjectionable, unpleasant, unprintable, unwashed ♦ vulgar ♦ wickedness. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "objectionable": Begin, But what ♦ Climb down, Commence, Curiosity ♦ Discriminate, dispersing agent ♦ felt cementer, Food Contamination ♦ Handcuffs ♦ ME, minor ♦ Palatable Water, Printers Marks ♦ SATAN, Saxon English, sewage purification, sewage treatment ♦ TENNIS-BALL-COVER CEMENTER, The old man, TRAFFIC CLERK, traffic manager ♦ wastewater purification, wastewater treatment, WHICH. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | She might find the idea objectionable. (North by Northwest; writing credit: Ernest Lehman) | |
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Books | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Taxation without representation is just as objectionable today as it was in 1773.Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Pakistan | It also monitors advertising on all broadcast media, editing or removing advertisements deemed morally objectionable. (references) |
Uzbekistan | The Government has issued regulations and taken technical steps to filter access to content that it considers objectionable. (references) | |
Pakistan | Books and magazines may be imported freely, but likewise are subject to censorship for objectionable sexual or religious content. (references) | |
Economic History | Venezuela | The President can ask the National Assembly to reconsider portions of laws he finds objectionable, but a simple majority of the Assembly can override these objections. (references) |
Human Rights | Gambia | Observers assume that the Government monitors citizens possibly engaged in activities that it deems objectionable. (references) |
Minorities | Netherlands | In December it published its report on 2000, and which indicated an increase in registered incidents from 313 in 1998 to 406 in 2000. Figures for 2000 included 83 incidents of physical abuse and 157 incidents of painting objectionable slogans. (references) |
Political Economy | China | During the year, several publications were shut down or disciplined for publishing material deemed objectionable by the Government, and journalists, authors, and researchers were harassed, detained, and arrested by the authorities; several were fired. (references) |
Sudan | Following the lifting of the restrictions, Internal Security censors no longer sat in publishing houses to approve press copies of articles; however, the Press Council continued to have the authority to suspend publications that contain articles considered objectionable by the Government. (references) | |
Trade | New Zealand | Publications, films, audio recordings, and computer disks are restricted for objectionable material. (references) |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DISCRIMINATE, v.i. To note the particulars in which one person or thing is, if possible, more objectionable than another. |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| Speaker | Term | Phrase(s) |
James Monroe | 1817-1825 | This enterprise has been marked in a more signal manner by all the objectionable circumstances which characterized the other, and more particularly by the equipment of privateers which have annoyed our commerce, and by smuggling. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | At this time the efforts of the bank to control public opinion, through the distresses of some and the fears of others, are equally apparent, and, if possible, more objectionable. |
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| "Objectionable" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Objectionable" is used about 176 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% | 176 | 23,410 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "objectionable": Objectionable-C. | |
Ending with "objectionable": non-objectionable. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; 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 |
bdsm objectionable | 7 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "objectionable"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | i pakëndshëm (awkward, bad, disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, dreary, grating, hard, ill-favored, ill-favoured, nasty, repellent, ugly, unattractive, uncongenial, ungrateful, unlovable, unpalatable, unpleasant, unpresentable, unsightly, warm), i dënueshëm (blameworthy, chargeable, condemnable, damnatory, penal, punishable, reprehensible, violable), antipatik (antipathetic, antipathetical, uncongenial, unfriendly, unlovely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | كريه (abhorrent, abominable, accursed, atrocious, bad, brackish, cursed, detestable, disagreeable, distasteful, foul, frightful, hateful, horrible, loathsome, nasty, odious, offensive, out of favor, out of favour, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, seamy, sickening, sour, ugly, unattractive, unpleasant, unwholesome, wicked), غير محتملة, جاف (arid, becoming dry, boorish, brittle, churlish, crude, curt, dehydrated, desiccated, dried, dry, dryish, gross, harsh, rough, surly, unceremonious, uncivil, uncouth, ungracious, wild), بغيض (abominable, accursed, antipathetic, beastly, blasted, cursed, damned, detestable, distasteful, dreadful, forbidding, frightful, hateful, horrid, impossible, nasty, noxious, obnoxious, odious, out of favor, out of favour, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, sticky, ungrateful, unhappy, unlikely, unpalatable, unpleasant, unsavory, unsavoury, unwelcome, villainous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | осъдителен (blameworthy, condemnatory, exceptionable, naughty, reprehensible), нежелателен (deplorable, inadvisable, unacceptable, undesirable, unthinkable, unwished), неприятен (annoying, chronic, clammy, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, hairy, hideous, hoggish, inconvenient, invidious, irksome, nasty, painful, plaguesome, plaguy, repugnant, sour, tiresome, troublesome, ugly, unagreeable, unappetizing, uncongenial, uncool, undesirable, ungracious, ungrateful, unpalatable, unpleasant, untoward, unwelcome, vinegary, wicked), противен (abhorrent, abominable, adverse, bastard, contrary, cross, disagreeable, foul, fulsome, ghastly, gross, horrid, loud, mucky, nameless, nasty, noisome, obnoxious, odious, offensive, opposing, pestilential, rebarbative, repugnant, repulsive, scarlet, sickening, sickly, sorry, sour, squalid, swinish, ugly, unattractive, unfavorable, unfavourable, ungracious, ungrateful, unpalatable, unpleasant, unsavory, unsavoury, vexatious, vile, villainous), предизвикващ възражение. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 可厌恶. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | problematický (difficult, dubious, problematic, problematical, questionable), nepřijatelný (beyond the pale, inadmissible, out, unacceptable, unpalatable), nepříjemný (annoying, awkward, difficult, disagreeable, embarrassing, irksome, irritating, miserable, nasty, sticky, troublesome, uncomfortable, uncongenial, uneasy, unpleasant, unsavory, untoward, vexatious), nežádoucí (regrettable, undesirable, unfavorable, unsolicited, untoward, unwholesome). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | uacceptabel krydstale mellem kanaler (objectionable crosstalk between channels), uacceptabel forvraengning (objectionable distortion, unacceptable distortion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | laakbaar (blameworthy, censurable, condemnable, reprehensible), afkeurenswaardig (blameworthy, censurable, condemnable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Esperanto | malaprobinda (blameworthy, censurable, condemnable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kanavienvälinen ei-toivottu ylikuuluminen (objectionable crosstalk between channels), ei-toivottu särö (objectionable distortion). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | répréhensible, insupportable (obnoxious), grossier, extrêmement désagréable. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frisian | net goed te krijen (blameworthy, censurable, condemnable), ôf te karren (blameworthy, censurable, condemnable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | widerwärtig (adverse, alien, bleak, contrary, despicable, detestable, disgusting, dismal, distasteful, distastefully, dreary, ghastly, grisly, horrible, nasty, obnoxious, obnoxiously, offensive, repulsive, ugly, unsavorily, unsavory, unsavourily, unsavoury), widerlich (abhorrently, disgusting, distasteful, foul, loathsome, lousy, lurid, nasty, nauseating, nauseatingly, nauseous, noisome, noisomely, obnoxious, obnoxiously, offensive, offensively, rancid, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening, stinkingly, ugly, unpleasant, unsavory, unsavoury, vile, yukky), störend (deranging, distempering, disturbing, disturbingly, incommoding, interfering, parasetical, parasitic, perturbing, troubling, upsetting), nicht einwandfrei (incorrect, incorrectly), anstößig (disgusting, indecent, lewd, nasty, obnoxious, obnoxiously, offensive, offensively, shocking, unsavory, unsavoury), übel (bad, bad (worse, badly, disreputable, evil, evilly, foul, foully, ill, illness, malady, malignancy, nasty, nauseated, nauseous, noxious, offensive, offensively, queasy, rank, sick, ugly, ulcer, undesirable, unholy, unsavory, unsavoury, vile, wicked). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | αντιπαθητικόσ (antipathetical, detestable, unlikeable, unprepossessing), απαράδεκτοσ (exceptionable, inadmissible, unacceptable), δυσάρεστοσ (disagreeable, displeasing, nasty, noisome, ungracious, unpleasant, unsatisfactory). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מעורר סלידה, דוחה (forbidding, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, unsavoury). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | nem kívánatos (undesirable), kifogásolható (blameworthy, exceptionable, impugnable, liable to exception, reprehensible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | biasimevole (blameful, blameworthy, censurable, condemnable, reprehensible). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 怪文書 (objectionable literature), 増し (additional, better, extra, less objectionable, preferable). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | まし (additional, better, extra, less objectionable, preferable), かいぶんしょ (objectionable literature). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 이의가 있는. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | plaiyntagh (objector, plaintiff), meehaitnyssagh (charmless, disagreeable, displeased, displeasing, ill-pleased, unacceptable, unattractive, uncongenial, uncongenial as job, unenjoyable), graney (bad-looking, dirty, dirty as trick, execrable, gruesome, hideous, ill-favoured, lousy, nasty, obnoxious, revolting, rotten, ugly, uncomely). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | objectionableay objetável, reprovável (blameworthy, censurable, condemnable), repreensível (exceptional, faultfinding, reprehensible), inelegível (ineligible), condenável (blameworthy, damnable, foul, reprehensible), censurável (blameworthy, censurable, damnable, exceptionable, reprehensible). (various references) neplãcut (acrid, annoying, bad, beastly, bothersome, brackish, dark, disagreeable, dreadful, forbidding, hard, horrid, ill-favored, ill-favoured, nasty, niggling, obnoxious, obnoxiously, offensive, offensively, provoking, snuffy, sorry, ugly, unlucky, unpleasant, unsavory, unsavoury, unwelcome), nedorit (uncalled for, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome, unwished), inacceptabil (unacceptable), criticabil (censurable, criticizable, exceptionable). (various references) нежелательный (de trop, disfavorable, ineligible, unacceptable, unadvised, undersirable, undesirable, undesired, unwanted, unwelcome, unwished). (various references) kome se može zameriti, koji je za osudu. (various references) objetable, censurable (blamable, blameable, blameworthy, censurable, condemnable, reprehensible). (various references) förkastlig (to be condemned, unjustifiable). (various references) ที่เป็นสาเหตุให้คัดค้าน, ที่น่ารังเกียจ, ซึ่งไม่น่าพอใจ. (various references) tatsız (arid, chippy, disagreeable, distasteful, dull, dusty, flat, flavorless, flavourless, frail, insipid, milk and water, queasy, savorless, savourless, sticky, tame, tasteless, ugly, unamusing, uncomfortable, uncongenial, ungracious, unpalatable, unpleasant, unsweetened, unwelcome, vapid, watery), sakıncalı (disadvantageous, inconvenient, prejudicial, unfavorable, unfavourable), mahzurlu, itiraz edilebilir (contestable, controvertible, disputable, exceptionable), hoş olmayan (disagreeable, ungracious, unlikable, unlikeable, unpalatable, unpleasant). (various references) вартий осуду, негожий (exceptionable), незручний (awkward, comfortless, incommodious, inconvenient, uncomfortable, uneasy), небажаний (ineligible, non grata, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome, unwished), неприємний (acerbic, bad, beastly, brackish, disagreeable, displeased, displeasing, distasteful, grisly, hack, importune, nasty, obnoxious, offensive, painful, plaguy, poor, provoking, snooty, tedious, ugly, unfavorable, unfavourable, ungracious, ungrateful, unlovable, unloveable, unlovely, unpleasant, unwelcome), поганий (bad, bum, cheesy, deplorable, doggerel, ill, inferior, nasty, naught, naughty, one horse, punk, rubbishy, shady, sour, third rate, unlovely, weak). (various references) khó chịu chướng tai, gai mắt, có thể bị phản đối; đáng chê trách không ai ưa thích. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "objectionable": objectionableness, objectionablenesses. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "objectionable": unobjectionable. (additional references) | |
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"Objectionable" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: objectional. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "objectionable" (pronounced ubje"kshunubul) |
| 8 | -k sh u n u b u l | actionable. |
| 7 | -sh u n u b u l | fashionable, fissionable, impressionable, unconscionable, unfashionable, unmentionable. |
| 6 | -u n u b u l | abominable, determinable, imaginable, inalienable, interminable, personable, questionable, reasonable, seasonable, unimaginable, unquestionable. |
| 5 | -n u b u l | amenable, attainable, burnable, cannibal, Combinable, definable, discernible, explainable, impregnable, indefinable, obtainable, returnable, sustainable, tenable, trainable, tunable, unalienable, unattainable, unexplainable, ungovernable, unobtainable, unreasonable, unsustainable, untenable, unwinnable, winnable. |
| 4 | -u b u l | acceptable, accessible, accountable, achievable, adaptable, addressable, adjustable, admirable, admissible, adoptable, adorable, advisable, affable, affordable, agreeable, allowable, amendable, amiable, amicable, analyzable, answerable, appealable, applicable, appreciable, approachable, approvable, arable, arguable, attributable, audible, available, avoidable, bankable, bearable, believable, billable, biodegradable, breakable, buildable, callable, capable, changeable, chargeable, charitable, classifiable, collapsible, collectible, comfortable, commendable, communicable, comparable, compatible, compensable, comprehensible, conceivable, confirmable, considerable, constable, consumable, contemptible, contestable, controllable, convertible, copyrightable, countable, credible, creditable, crucible, culpable, curable, debatable, deductible, defensible, degradable, delectable, deliverable, demonstrable, dependable, deplorable, deployable, depreciable, describable, desirable, despicable, detachable, detectable, developable, digestible, disagreeable, discountable, discoverable, dishonorable, dispensable, disposable, disreputable, distinguishable, divisible, doable, drinkable, drivable, durable, eatable, edible, electable, eligible, Embraceable, employable, enforceable, enjoyable, enviable, equable, equitable, erasable, erodible, estimable, exchangeable, excitable, excludable, excusable, execrable, exercisable, expandable, expendable, exportable, extendable, extendible, fallible, fathomable, favorable, feasible, fixable, flammable, flexible, forcible, foreseeable, forfeitable, forgettable, forgivable, formidable, fungible, fusible, gullible, habitable, harvestable, heritable, hon, honorable, horrible, hospitable, identifiable, illegible, imitable, immiscible, immovable, immutable, impassable, impeachable, impeccable, impenetrable, imperceptible, impermissible, implacable, implantable, implausible, imponderable, impossible, impracticable, improbable, inaccessible, inadmissible, inadvisable, inapplicable, inaudible, incalculable, incapable, incomparable, incompatible, incomprehensible, incompressible, inconceivable, incontrovertible, incorrigible, incredible, incurable, indefatigable, indefensible, indelible, indescribable, indestructible, indispensable, indisputable, indistinguishable, indivisible, indomitable, inedible, ineffable, ineligible, inequitable, inescapable, inevitable, inexcusable, inexhaustible, inexorable, inexplicable, infallible, infeasible, inflammable, inflatable, inflexible, inheritable, inhospitable, inimitable, injectable, innumerable, inoperable, insatiable, inscrutable, inseparable, insoluble, insufferable, insupportable, insurmountable, intangible, intelligible, interchangeable, interruptible, intolerable, intractable, invaluable, investable, invincible, inviolable, invisible, invulnerable, irascible, irreconcilable, irrefutable, irremediable, irreparable, irreplaceable, irrepressible, irresistible, irresponsible, irreversible, irrevocable, irritable, issuable, justifiable, knowledgeable, lamentable, laudable, laughable, leasable, legible, liable, likable, likeable, livable, lovable, malleable, manageable, mandible, maneuverable, marketable, measurable, memorable, microwavable, miscible, miserable, moldable, movable, navigable, negligible, negotiable, noncallable, nonconvertible, nondeductible, nondurable, nonrefundable, nonrenewable, nontaxable, nontransferable, notable, noticeable, observable, operable, ostensible, palatable, palpable, parable, passable, patentable, payable, peaceable, perceptible, perishable, permeable, permissible, persuadable, pitiable, plausible, pleasurable, pliable, portable, possible, potable, practicable, predictable, preferable, presentable, preventable, printable, probable, profitable, programmable, prosecutable, provable, punishable, quotable, reachable, readable, realizable, receivable, rechargeable, recognizable, recordable, recoverable, recyclable, redeemable, redoubtable, reducible, refundable, regrettable, reliable, remarkable, removable, renewable, rentable, repairable, repayable, repeatable, replaceable, reportable, reprehensible, reputable, resealable, resettable, respectable, responsible, retractable, reusable, reversible, revocable, ridable, salable, saleable, salvageable, sensible, serviceable, sizable, sizeable, sociable, soluble, solvable, spendable, submersible, suggestible, suitable, supportable, survivable, susceptible, syllable, talkable, tangible, taxable, teachable, terrible, tolerable, traceable, tractable, tradable, tradeable, transferable, transferrable, transmittable, transportable, treatable, typeable, unacceptable, unaccountable, unaffordable, unalterable, unanswerable, unassailable, unavailable, unavoidable, unbearable, unbeatable, unbelievable, unbuildable, uncollectible, uncomfortable, uncontrollable, undeniable, understandable, undesirable, undetectable, unelectable, unemployable, unenforceable, unenviable, unfathomable, unfavorable, unfeasible, unflappable, unforeseeable, unforgettable, unforgivable, unimpeachable, uninhabitable, uninsurable, unintelligible, unjustifiable, unknowable, unlivable, unmanageable, unmistakable, unpalatable, unpredictable, unprintable, unprofitable, unreachable, unreadable, unrecognizable, unreliable, unremarkable, unsalable, unshakable, unsinkable, unsolvable, unspeakable, unstoppable, unsuitable, unsupportable, unthinkable, untouchable, untraceable, unusable, unverifiable, unworkable, usable, variable, vegetable, venerable, verifiable, veritable, viable, visible, voluble, vulnerable, washable, wearable, workable. |
| 3 | -b u l | able, amble, assemble, babble, Babel, bauble, bible, bramble, bubble, Bumble, cable, cobble, coble, corbel, crumble, cymbal, dabble, Dibble, disable, disassemble, dissemble, double, Drabble, dribble, enable, enfeeble, ennoble, ensemble, fable, feeble, foible, fumble, gable, gamble, Garble, global, gobble, Gribble, grumble, hardscrabble, herbal, hobble, humble, ignoble, immeasurable, immobile, intertribal, jumble, kibble, label, libel, marble, mislabel, mobile, mumble, nibble, nimble, noble, nonverbal, pebble, preamble, psychobabble, quibble, rabble, ramble, reassemble, rebel, redouble, relabel, resemble, Roble, rouble, roundtable, rubble, Ruble, rumble, sable, Scrabble, scramble, scribble, shamble, Sibyl, squabble, Stabile, stable, stubble, stumble, symbol, table, thimble, timetable, treble, tremble, tribal, trouble, tubal, tumble, turntable, umbel, unable, unscramble, unserviceable, unstable, valuable, verbal, wamble, wobble. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-b-c-e-e-i-j-l-n-o-o-t" | |
-3 letters: injectable, noticeable. | |
-4 letters: abjection, cobaltine, coenobite, objection. | |
-5 letters: bilobate, bioclean, biteable, boltonia, bootable, bootlace, celibate, cenobite, citeable, coinable, ecotonal, ejection, election, joinable, lobation, location, oblation, tailbone. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-b-c-e-e-i-j-l-n-o-o-t" | |
+2 letters: unobjectionable. | |
+4 letters: objectionableness. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)4F 62 6A 65 63 74 69 6F 6E 61 62 6C 65 |
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