objectionable

Adjective
US[uhb-jek-shuh-nuh-buhl]/əbˈdʒɛkʃənəbəl/5 syllables

Open English WordNet

Adjective (2)

  1. causing disapproval or protest“a vulgar and objectionable person”Synonyms: obnoxiousOpposite inoffensiveSimilar offensive
  2. liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to“a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing”“found the politician's views objectionable”Synonyms: exceptionableOpposite acceptableSimilar unacceptable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Ob·jec′tion·a·ble adjective

Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words. — Ob·jec′wb-a1′>′tion·a·bly, adverb

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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