Meanings
comparative more nonabhorrent · superlative most nonabhorrent
- Not abhorrent; acceptable.
If its essence is "to turn away from—" then nonabhorrent character prompts a turning-toward.
1997, Michael Gelven, The Risk of Being: What it Means to be Good and Bad, page 372 more examples
According to his book, he's had over 4,600 sexual partners, which he sees as a totally natural and a completely nonabhorrent way to behave.
2011, Scott Sherman, Bad for the Jews, page 130The very futility of thinking up a nonabhorrent system of insignia in a free country may emphasize the great difficulty police have in exercising judgment where no single cue is very certain.
2012, William K. Muir, Police: Streetcorner Politicians, page 158
Origin
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