unexceptionableadj.
/ˌʌnᵻkˈsɛpʃn̩əbl/, /ˌʌnᵻkˈsɛpʃnəbl/, /ˌʌnɛkˈsɛpʃn̩əbl/, /ˌʌnɛkˈsɛpʃnəbl/, U.S. /ˌənᵻkˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l/, /ˌənɛkˈsɛpʃ(ə)nəb(ə)l/ 1. To whom, or to which, no exception can be taken; perfectly satisfactory or adequate.
a. Of persons.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > quality of being approvable or acceptable > [adjective]
acceptablea1382
acceptedc1384
admittable?1406
approvablec1449
eligiblea1500
plausible1541
admissable1587
avowable1602
applausive1605
admissible1611
vendible1642
plaudablea1650
unexceptionable1664
favourable1666
unobnoxious1678
unexceptioned1704
right1748
unregrettable1748
undisgusting1755
unexceptional1775
all right1868
unarraignable1886
1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. vi. 276 All which I have said was done in the Presence of unexceptionable Witnesses.
1699 T. Baker Refl. Learning iii. 27 Cicero tho the most unexceptionable [authority] has not escaped their censure.
1740 C. Cibber Apol. Life C. Cibber iii. 38 Not even the Revolution..has been able to furnish us with unexceptionable Statesmen!
1796 F. Burney Camilla II. iii. ix. 193 She affectionately embraced the unexceptionable Lavinia.
1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (1877) II. ix. 431 There was now no such unexceptionable rival to oppose to the Norman.
b. Of material things. (Rare before 19th cent.)
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being satisfactory > [adjective] > unexceptionable
balelessa1000
unquestionable1597
well1661
unexceptionable1681
unexceptable1702
unobjectible1710
respectable1752
unobjectionable1759
undeniable1793
1681 J. Flavell Method of Grace xvi. 301 The blood of Christ..'tis unexceptionable blood, being..untainted by sin.
1757 tr. J. G. Keyssler Trav. II. 291 This statue..is in all its parts unexceptionable.
1835 R. Browning Paracelsus v. 178 Fest. This cell? Par. An unexceptionable vault—Good brick and stone.
1852 H. Rogers Eclipse of Faith 168 Questionable as was the entertainment for the mind, that for the body was unexceptionable.
c. Of character, conduct, style, taste, etc.
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1697 C. Leslie Snake in Grass (ed. 2) 359 And the Lives of these Seperatists were as un-exceptionable as any of the Quakers.
1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 31 in Athenæ Britannicæ III His English style is unexceptionable.
1744 Deb. in Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 18 The Authority of this Man cannot indeed be urged as unexceptionable and decisive.
1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 183 The most unexceptionable evidence ought to be produced.
1826 F. Reynolds Life & Times II. 126 His taste was unexceptionable, and his judgment was never sullied by prejudice.
1848 J. S. Mill Princ. Polit. Econ. ii. xv. §1. 478 Lending his capital on unexceptionable security.
1884 Law Rep.: Appeal Cases 9 558 I am..of opinion that rule 32 is unexceptionable.
2. Admitting of no exception. rare.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > generality > condition or state of being inclusive > [adjective] > inclusive or comprehensive > inclusive of all > without exception
exceptlessa1616
unexcepted1710
exceptionless1782
unexceptional1844
unexceptive1856
unexceptionable1871
1871 J. Ruskin Fors Clavigera I. vii. 9 That being the, alas, almost unexceptionable lot of human creatures.
Derivatives
unexˈceptionaˌbility n.
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the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > excellence > [noun]
goodnessOE
mund?c1250
daintethc1290
bountyc1300
daintyc1300
excellencec1384
virtuea1393
excellency?a1400
nobilitya1400
meritc1425
singularity?c1450
fineness1523
admirationa1533
rareness1545
rightness1561
rariety1566
rarity1566
excellentness1569
beautya1586
admirableness1607
primeness1611
gallantry1650
eximiety1656
optimity1656
altesse1660
unexceptionableness1669
excellingness1701
quality1803
sterlingness1815
stupendosity1828
goodliness1832
superbness1832
unexceptionability1837
sweetness and light1867
class1884
rortiness1885
rippingness1903
superstardom1928
motherfucker1977
awesomeness1998
1837 Chambers's Jrnl. 8 July 192 Morals of pure unexceptionability.
a1849 E. A. Poe Whipple in Wks. (1864) III. 388 I—with a very partial modification of the imagery..—may elevate the passage into unexceptionability.
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