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  • 101confusable words — 1. Words are most often confused because they are alike in form (or spelling) and in some aspect of meaning, as with fortunate and fortuitous, or prevaricate and procrastinate. Some sets are confused simply in spelling, although the meanings and… …

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  • 102inadmissible — [adj] not appropriate exceptionable, ill favored, ill timed, immaterial, improper, inappropriate, inapt, incompetent, inept, irrelevant, malapropos, objectionable, unacceptable, unallowable, unbecoming, undesirable, unfit, unqualified,… …

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  • 103objectionable — [adj] not nice; unpleasant abhorrent, censurable, deplorable, disagreeable, dislikable, displeasing, distasteful, exceptionable, ill favored, inadmissible, indecorous, inexpedient, insufferable, intolerable, invidious, loathsome, lousy, murder,… …

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  • 104unacceptable — [adj] not suitable or satisfactory below par*, damaged, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, exceptionable, half baked*, ill favored, improper, inadmissible, insupportable, lousy*, not up to snuff*, objectionable, obnoxious, offensive, reject …

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  • 105unwelcome — [adj] not wanted, desired blackballed*, disagreeable, displeasing, distasteful, exceptionable, excess baggage*, excluded, illfavored, inadmissible, left out in cold*, lousy, not in the picture*, objectionable, obnoxious, rejected, repellent, shut …

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  • 106king can do no wrong — This maxim means that the king is not responsible legally for aught he may please to do, or for any omission. It does not mean that everything done by the government is just and lawful, but that whatever is exceptionable in the conduct of public… …

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  • 107king can do no wrong — This maxim means that the king is not responsible legally for aught he may please to do, or for any omission. It does not mean that everything done by the government is just and lawful, but that whatever is exceptionable in the conduct of public… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 108unexceptionable — [un΄ek sep′shə nə bəl] adj. not exceptionable; without flaw or fault; not warranting even the slightest criticism: sometimes used with mild pejorative force of something regarded as having mere correctness as its chief virtue unexceptionably adv …

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  • 109beyond the pale — UNACCEPTABLE, unseemly, improper, unsuitable, unreasonable, intolerable, disgraceful, deplorable, outrageous, scandalous, shocking; informal not on, not the done thing, out of order, out of line; Austral./NZ informal over the fence; formal… …

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  • 110exceptionably — adverb see exceptionable * * * excepˈtionably adverb • • • Main Entry: ↑except …

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