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unacceptably

unacceptably adverb: not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable.

Adverb

unacceptably (comparative more unacceptably, superlative most unacceptably)

  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.

Forms of unacceptably

comparativemore unacceptably
superlativemost unacceptably

Origin of unacceptably

From unacceptable + -ly.

Questions about unacceptably

What does unacceptably mean?
Unacceptably means not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable.
What part of speech is unacceptably?
Unacceptably is an adverb.

Words near unacceptably in the dictionary

  1. unacceptabilities
  2. unacceptability
  3. unacceptable
  4. unacceptableness
  5. unacceptables
  6. unacceptably
  7. unacceptance
  8. unacceptant
  9. unaccepted
  10. unaccepting
  11. unaccepts

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