objectableadj.

Brit.

/əbˈdʒɛktəbl/, U.S.

/əbˈdʒɛktəb(ə)l/

Forms: see object v. and -able suffix; also 1700s 1900s– objectible (irregular).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: object v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < object v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French objectable (1580 in sense 2).

†1. Able to be objected or urged as an objection; chargeable against or to. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [adjective] > capable of being charged

taxable1610

chargeable1654

objectable1656

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 145 As for that depravednesse of mind..it is as objectable against all those things.

1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 173 Nothing of consequence was objectable to Christ.

1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety vi. 124 There are but two Objections..and these are usually objectable to one sin as well as to another.

2. Able to be objected to, objectionable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > objection > [adjective] > that may be objected to

controllable1610

objectionable1653

objectable1747

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective] > worthy of disapproval > not worthy of approval

hard-favoured1595

implausible1602

unapprovable1647

objectionable1653

unexemplar1685

exceptionable1691

unexemplary1699

ceptionable1702

objectable1747

beastly1763

objectional1799

unqualifiable1823

funky1946

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxvi. 245 Nor was there a necessity..that I should be his, if I should see any thing objectible in his conduct.

1775–83 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions I. 120 I have ventured to assert that [etc.]... Objectible as this may seem, I must take upon me..to push the point farther.

1776 S. J. Pratt Pupil of Pleasure II. 109 I will not, Delia, distress you. I see nothing at present objectible.

1885 Eng. Illustr. Mag. 3 230 As for marriage..(the lady not objectable, and an addition of fortune attending) I have no unconquerable aversion to it.

1938 Economica 5 460 Even if this demonstration is considered inadequate it does not mean that the proposition in question is wrong and my theory of the business cycle objectable on this ground.

1947 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 41 518 Because this arrangement was objectable to the Pan American bloc an intermediate solution was proposed.

2000 Denver Post (Nexis) 1 Sept. b10 There is nothing about Amendment 22 that is objectable to law-abiding citizens.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	objectable
释义	objectableadj. Brit. /əbˈdʒɛktəbl/, U.S. /əbˈdʒɛktəb(ə)l/ Forms: see object v. and -able suffix; also 1700s 1900s– objectible (irregular). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: object v., -able suffix. Etymology: < object v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French objectable (1580 in sense 2). †1. Able to be objected or urged as an objection; chargeable against or to. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [adjective] > capable of being charged taxable1610 chargeable1654 objectable1656 1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 145 As for that depravednesse of mind..it is as objectable against all those things. 1656 Disc. Auxiliary Beauty 173 Nothing of consequence was objectable to Christ. 1667 R. Allestree Causes Decay Christian Piety vi. 124 There are but two Objections..and these are usually objectable to one sin as well as to another. 2. Able to be objected to, objectionable. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > objection > [adjective] > that may be objected to controllable1610 objectionable1653 objectable1747 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disapproval > [adjective] > worthy of disapproval > not worthy of approval hard-favoured1595 implausible1602 unapprovable1647 objectionable1653 unexemplar1685 exceptionable1691 unexemplary1699 ceptionable1702 objectable1747 beastly1763 objectional1799 unqualifiable1823 funky1946 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa I. xxxvi. 245 Nor was there a necessity..that I should be his, if I should see any thing objectible in his conduct. 1775–83 S. J. Pratt Liberal Opinions I. 120 I have ventured to assert that [etc.]... Objectible as this may seem, I must take upon me..to push the point farther. 1776 S. J. Pratt Pupil of Pleasure II. 109 I will not, Delia, distress you. I see nothing at present objectible. 1885 Eng. Illustr. Mag. 3 230 As for marriage..(the lady not objectable, and an addition of fortune attending) I have no unconquerable aversion to it. 1938 Economica 5 460 Even if this demonstration is considered inadequate it does not mean that the proposition in question is wrong and my theory of the business cycle objectable on this ground. 1947 Amer. Jrnl. Internat. Law 41 518 Because this arrangement was objectable to the Pan American bloc an intermediate solution was proposed. 2000 Denver Post (Nexis) 1 Sept. b10 There is nothing about Amendment 22 that is objectable to law-abiding citizens. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1656
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