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unacceptable
has definitions from the field of linguistics
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[ adjective ] not adequate to give satisfaction
Examples : "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable" Used in print (Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)Representing as_it_did the efforts of only unauthorized individuals of the Roman and Anglican_Churches , and urging a communion of prayer unacceptable to Rome , this association produced little fruit , and , in_fact , was condemned by the Holy_Office in 1864 . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] used of persons or their behavior
Synonyms Examples "impossible behavior" "insufferable insolence" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (linguistics) not conforming to standard usage
Synonyms Examples "the following use of `access' was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists `You can access your cash at any of 300 automatic tellers'" Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not acceptable; not welcome
Examples "a word unacceptable in polite society" "an unacceptable violation of personal freedom" Related terms acceptable intolerable exceptionable unsatisfactory unwelcome |
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