See unacceptable on Wiktionary
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"sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
"word": "冇得接受"
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"word": "無可接受"
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"sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
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"sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
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"sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
"word": "niedopuszczalny"
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"sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
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"code": "ro",
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"sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
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"code": "es",
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"sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
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"sense": "unsatisfactory; not acceptable",
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