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
Recent Examples on the Web The question is whether states like Florida and Texas can force big social media platforms to carry content the platforms find hateful or objectionable. Carrie Johnson, NPR, 26 Feb. 2024 This, in turn, increases someone’s perception of how morally objectionable that behavior is. Keelah Williams, The Conversation, 21 Feb. 2024 Some of Pushkin’s most objectionable poems have been used as political tools and been important building blocks in the creation of this poet’s image as a nationalist icon. Merve Emre, The New York Review of Books, 13 Feb. 2024 Although some critics are apt to complain that any new Marlowe books are objectionable, Mina also faced detractors specifically against the idea of a non-Angeleno in the driver’s seat. Nate Rogers, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024 The post-Gay crisis has created a crossroads, where universities will be tempted to discipline objectionable speech in order to demonstrate that they are dedicated to rooting out antisemitism and Islamophobia, too. Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2024 Wokeness and the Biden Administration Perhaps the least convincing reason for such a dramatic decline in recruitment since 2021 is wokeness, i.e., the idea that the Biden administration has made military service, or patriotism itself, objectionable or distasteful to Americans. Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 9 Feb. 2024 Rather than find ways to encourage discussions about objectionable points of view, some schools are silencing them. Mary Ellen Klas, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2024 There’s nothing objectionable about this King, but neither is there anything memorable. Peter Rowe, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2023

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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

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“Objectionable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/objectionable. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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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