Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Raising no objections; acceptable.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not liable to objection; incapable of being condemned as faulty, false, or improper.
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- adjective Not
objectionable ; not capable of raising anobjection .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not objectionable
- adjective not causing disapproval
- adjective (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers
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Examples
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So the Nazi-Soviet Pact is, in itself, thoroughly unobjectionable from a Russian point of view: “hey, we tried to work something out with the West, but you kept dicking us around so screw you, we’re looking out for #1.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » The 70th Anniversary of History’s Most Evil Treaty: 2009
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How fast the worm turns: You better not (even) be thought to be a lesbian, because, if you are, you sure aren't "unobjectionable" anymore; that much was made clear by the White House by Thursday.
Malcolm X to Barack Obama: The Supreme Court Needs Someone Like Me 2010
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How fast the worm turns: You better not (even) be thought to be a lesbian, because, if you are, you sure aren't "unobjectionable" anymore; that much was made clear by the White House by Thursday.
Rebecca Sive: Malcolm X to Barack Obama: The Supreme Court Needs Someone Like Me 2010
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Ironic in light of Thursday's declaration about the Solicitor General's supposed sex life, Bazelon's main agenda in her Tuesday Slate piece was to demonstrate that Judge Wood, she of the RICO cum abortion case, might be almost as "unobjectionable" as Kagan.
Rebecca Sive: Malcolm X to Barack Obama: The Supreme Court Needs Someone Like Me 2010
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Ironic in light of Thursday's declaration about the Solicitor General's supposed sex life, Bazelon's main agenda in her Tuesday Slate piece was to demonstrate that Judge Wood, she of the RICO cum abortion case, might be almost as "unobjectionable" as Kagan.
Malcolm X to Barack Obama: The Supreme Court Needs Someone Like Me 2010
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The widow was "unobjectionable," to use the words of Southey, and versed in all the polite dissipation of a prosperous slave-mart capital.
Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers Elbert Hubbard 1885
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As for the Rachel presentation being "unobjectionable," apparently Hauer can't comprehend how giving a platform to a virulent hater of Israel, Cindy Corrie, to shill for her daughter's ISM, could precipitate disgust amongst most Bay Area Jews.
J. Weekly 2010
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It's all unobjectionable, but it's hardly inspired or inspiring.
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Most of Palin's message is banal and unobjectionable, although it's odd to hear Palin call for "common ground" having previously suggested that criticism of her threatens her First Amendment rights.
The foolishness of the 'blood libel' charge Adam Serwer 2011
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Again, the aim seems unobjectionable: The United States and other developed-world governments ran record deficits during the crisis, both to pay for stimulus programs and because tax and other receipts cratered.
IMF: Suck it up, the Party is Over – No More Retiring at 65 | Impact Lab 2010
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