"objectionable" meaning in English

See objectionable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbl/ Audio: en-us-objectionable.ogg [US] Forms: objectionable [positive], more objectionable [comparative], most objectionable [superlative]
Etymology: objection + -able Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|objection|able}} objection + -able Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is objectionable, you are likely to object to it. Synonyms: offensive
    Sense id: simple-objectionable-en-adj-rGEttkRM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -able
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