unexceptionably

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adverb

In an unexceptionable manner.

Scrabble 31

Meanings

adverbunexceptionably (comparative more unexceptionably, superlative most unexceptionably)

comparative more unexceptionably · superlative most unexceptionably

  1. In an unexceptionable manner.

    The sentiments, as expressive of manners, or appropriated to characters, are, for the greater part, unexceptionably just.

    1781, Samuel Johnson, Lives of the Most Eminent English Poets, Milton
    3 more examples

    I told him my dislike of all men—of him—of matrimony—still he persisted. I used him with tyranny—led, indeed, partly by my temper, partly by design; hoping thereby to get rid of him; till the poor man (his character unexceptionably uniform) still persisting, made himself a merit with me by his patience.

    1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LXIX”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC

    Some faults of temper John Knightley had; but Isabella had connected herself unexceptionably. She had given them neither men, nor names, nor places, that could raise a blush.

    1815 December (indicated as 1816), [Jane Austen], chapter 6, in Emma: […], volume III, London: […] [Charles Roworth and James Moyes] for John Murray, →OCLC

    His things were all severely, unexceptionably masculine and patrician—his cologne from Panhelicon, his shoes from Church’s, his suits, shirts, and ties from Brooks, his black lisle stockings knee-high and held up by garters, his hat from Lock’s in London: exactly the wardrobe lots of money and no confidence would have selected in London or New York […]

    1988, Edmund White, chapter 4, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰs
  9. Proto-Italic*eks
  10. Latinex
  11. Latinex-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*kap-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*kapyéti
  14. Proto-Italic*kapjō
  15. Latincapiō
  16. Latinexcipiō
  17. Latinexceptiō
  18. Old Frenchexcepcion
  19. Anglo-Normanexcepcioun
  20. Middle Englishexception
  21. Englishexception
  22. Englishexceptionable
  23. Englishunexceptionable
  24. Englishunexceptionably

From unexceptionable + -ly.

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