unacceptable
unac·cep·table
adjective
1.
2.
not acceptable; not welcome
- “a word unacceptable in polite society”
- “an unacceptable violation of personal freedom”
3.
4.
not conforming to standard usage
- “the following use of”
- “was judged unacceptable by a panel of linguists;”
- “'”
Origin
From Middle English unacceptabylle, equivalent to un- + acceptable.
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See also
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