unacceptableadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənəkˈsɛptəb(ə)l/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b For pronunciation see note to acceptable adj.

Not acceptable. Catchphrase the unacceptable face of ——: see quot. 1973¹.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > [adjective] > causing discontent or unsatisfactory

unacceptable1483

discontentive1578

inacceptable1578

discontenting1579

discontentful1604

dissatisfactoryc1610

undigestable1612

ungratifying1695

dissatisfying1709

unsatisfactory1843

crook1898

zilch1958

1483 Cath. Angl. 2/2 Vn Acceptabylle, ingratus,..non acceptabilis.

1540 T. Wyatt Let. xx, in K. Muir Life & Lett. (1963) 138 I can not elles se what shold move this rigour..onles I peraventure be vnaceptable vnto hym.

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie ii. iv. 104 To the author and God of our nature, how shall any operation proceeding in naturall sort be in that respect vnacceptable?

1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation i. 27 A vaine worship: and therefore vnacceptable altogether to the Lord.

1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 83 It will not be unacceptable to the Reader to see some of it here corrected.

1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes v. 241 The new Laws of King Henry being very unacceptable to the English.

1753 Warburton in Harris Hardwicke (1847) II. 481 No favours from such a hand could be unacceptable.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 551 He still called himself a Whig, and was not unacceptable to many of the Whigs.

1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. i. 3 An honourable son-in-law could not be unacceptable to him.

1973 E. Heath in Hansard Commons 15 May 1243 It is the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism, but one should not suggest that the whole of British industry consists of practices of this kind.

1973 Times 5 June 1/6 He called the actions of the News of the World ‘the unacceptable face of journalism’.

1975 A. Beevor Violent Brink vii. 210 Let us look at the unacceptable face of Communism.

1982 Guardian 8 Jan. 18/1 The unacceptable face of modern men's tennis was seen again during the Barratt world doubles championship..yesterday when Hank Pfister..swore at the match umpire and then accused him of cheating.

Derivatives

unacceptableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > [noun] > unsatisfactory quality or thing

bad satisfaction1607

unacceptableness1648

dissatisfactoriness1677

dissatisfaction1702

unacceptability1852

inacceptability1857

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck On-aengenaemheydt, un-acceptablenesse.

1660 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania iii. 118 To correct the unacceptablenesse of his Story.

1689 J. Collier Moral Ess. conc. Pride 2 I hope this Alteration does not arise from any natural Antipathy I have to Sense, but from the unacceptableness of the subject I am upon.

1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls xxi. 280 A tone timid with an apprehension of some possible unacceptableness.

unacceptably adv.

ΚΠ

1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck On-aengenaemlick, vn-acceptably.

1828– in various Dicts.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unacceptable
释义	unacceptableadj. Brit. /ˌʌnəkˈsɛptəbl/, U.S. /ˌənəkˈsɛptəb(ə)l/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1b For pronunciation see note to acceptable adj. Not acceptable. Catchphrase the unacceptable face of ——: see quot. 1973¹. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > [adjective] > causing discontent or unsatisfactory unacceptable1483 discontentive1578 inacceptable1578 discontenting1579 discontentful1604 dissatisfactoryc1610 undigestable1612 ungratifying1695 dissatisfying1709 unsatisfactory1843 crook1898 zilch1958 1483 Cath. Angl. 2/2 Vn Acceptabylle, ingratus,..non acceptabilis. 1540 T. Wyatt Let. xx, in K. Muir Life & Lett. (1963) 138 I can not elles se what shold move this rigour..onles I peraventure be vnaceptable vnto hym. 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie ii. iv. 104 To the author and God of our nature, how shall any operation proceeding in naturall sort be in that respect vnacceptable? 1634 J. Canne Necessitie of Separation i. 27 A vaine worship: and therefore vnacceptable altogether to the Lord. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) 83 It will not be unacceptable to the Reader to see some of it here corrected. 1710 H. Prideaux Orig. & Right Tithes v. 241 The new Laws of King Henry being very unacceptable to the English. 1753 Warburton in Harris Hardwicke (1847) II. 481 No favours from such a hand could be unacceptable. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 551 He still called himself a Whig, and was not unacceptable to many of the Whigs. 1880 G. Meredith Tragic Comedians II. i. 3 An honourable son-in-law could not be unacceptable to him. 1973 E. Heath in Hansard Commons 15 May 1243 It is the unpleasant and unacceptable face of capitalism, but one should not suggest that the whole of British industry consists of practices of this kind. 1973 Times 5 June 1/6 He called the actions of the News of the World ‘the unacceptable face of journalism’. 1975 A. Beevor Violent Brink vii. 210 Let us look at the unacceptable face of Communism. 1982 Guardian 8 Jan. 18/1 The unacceptable face of modern men's tennis was seen again during the Barratt world doubles championship..yesterday when Hank Pfister..swore at the match umpire and then accused him of cheating. Derivatives unacceptableness n. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > [noun] > unsatisfactory quality or thing bad satisfaction1607 unacceptableness1648 dissatisfactoriness1677 dissatisfaction1702 unacceptability1852 inacceptability1857 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck On-aengenaemheydt, un-acceptablenesse. 1660 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania iii. 118 To correct the unacceptablenesse of his Story. 1689 J. Collier Moral Ess. conc. Pride 2 I hope this Alteration does not arise from any natural Antipathy I have to Sense, but from the unacceptableness of the subject I am upon. 1873 A. D. Whitney Other Girls xxi. 280 A tone timid with an apprehension of some possible unacceptableness. unacceptably adv. ΚΠ 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck On-aengenaemlick, vn-acceptably. 1828– in various Dicts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1483
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