"exceptionable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more exceptionable [comparative], most exceptionable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English exceptionable From exception + -able. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|exception|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Old Latin kapiō Latin capiō Latin excipiō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin exceptiōder. Old French excepcion Anglo-Norman excepciounbor. Middle English exception English exception Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English exceptionable From exception + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} exceptionable (comparative more exceptionable, superlative most exceptionable)
  1. Liable to cause disapproval, objection or debate. Derived forms: exceptionableness, exceptionably, unexceptionable
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Download raw JSONL data for exceptionable meaning in All languages combined (2.9kB)

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