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unacceptably

adv

Etymology

From unacceptable + -ly.

  1. inherited from unacceptabylle
  2. suffixed as unacceptably — “unacceptable + ly”

Definitions

  1. Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable.

    • The levels of lead in marine hull paints are still unacceptably high.
    • Your comments are unacceptably provocative.
    • Network Rail has started an 18-month recovery plan from "unacceptably poor" performance on its Western route between London Paddington and Reading.

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No curated loop yet for unacceptably. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA