Adjective : objectionable behavior. From Dictionary.com.
The English infantry formation was an objectionably close one, and. From Wordnik.com. [Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute] Reference
From now on, we could behave objectionably whenever and wherever we liked. From Wordnik.com. [Two For The Lions]
"And most interestingly, and objectionably, " I said, -you had not had your hair shorn. From Wordnik.com. [Renegades Of Gor]
"He certainly sneezes very incessantly and very objectionably," Molly says, thoughtfully. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Bawn] Reference
Below is the list of objectionably obscene issues that the government and courts have decided. From Wordnik.com. [shall make no law] Reference
He had got on so well with the mamma, who was this old maid, who appeared so objectionably on the alert?. From Wordnik.com. [Bluebell A Novel] Reference
Cinderella is the least objectionably of the "Disney princess movies" although a case can be made for Snowhite. From Wordnik.com. [Why I hate my daughter's favorite movie.] Reference
As for the mother, "he leered objectionably at Teal," I'm sure we can find all manner of ways to keep her entertained. From Wordnik.com. [Mid Flinx]
I believe my instinct or inclination was to satisfy this convention as quickly and un-objectionably as possible and get out of there. From Wordnik.com. [Caught in the Crossfire: Adrian Scott and the Politics of Americanism in 1940s Hollywood] Reference
There are several competing foods of less merit, the starch being less perfectly changed; one at least of which is objectionably salt. From Wordnik.com. [The Chemistry of Food and Nutrition] Reference
It is also an extraordinarily popular charge against theological voluntarism that it entails, objectionably, that morality is arbitrary. From Wordnik.com. [Theological Voluntarism] Reference
The feathery leaves of Chervil, which are of a bright emerald hue in the spring, become of a rich purple in the autumn, just as the objectionably carroty locks of Tittlebat. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
You could wish Lord Byron to write less objectionably. From Wordnik.com. [A Publisher and His Friends]
Perhaps I was objectionably forceful in my reply to him. From Wordnik.com. [Under the Prophet in Utah; the National Menace of a Political Priestcraft] Reference
The sauce is mild, a little sweet but not objectionably so. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He held out an objectionably clean hand with its shining finger-nails. From Wordnik.com. [Tillie, a Mennonite Maid; a Story of the Pennsylvania Dutch] Reference
"How objectionably direct you are," exclaimed Lambert in a vexed tone. From Wordnik.com. [Red Money] Reference
But the trout, the main object in view, were most objectionably too much in view. From Wordnik.com. [Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5] Reference
The same tendency is apparent, though far less objectionably, in the moralizing lays of. From Wordnik.com. [Modern British Poetry] Reference
This would seem to embody an objectionably instrumental attitude towards individual persons. From Wordnik.com. [Philosophy, et cetera] Reference
Beneficial results are to be expected unless an objectionably extreme feminism finds support. From Wordnik.com. [Applied Eugenics] Reference
Mr. Vinck knew Willems well, and believed him to be very able, very smart -- objectionably so. From Wordnik.com. [An Outcast Of The Islands] Reference
"For goodness 'sake, sir, don't call me by that objectionably childish name," cried the ensign. From Wordnik.com. [Middy and Ensign] Reference
Many things the AB found objectionably in this case had become kind of standard in earlier SPS cases. From Wordnik.com. [International Economic Law and Policy Blog] Reference
Lane has most objectionably thrown this and sundry of the following stories into a note (vol. ii., pp. 53-69). From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
Ben had been very angry, unreasonably angry, she had thought at the time, and objectionably rude in his manner. From Wordnik.com. [The Colonel's Dream] Reference
The fat, bejeweled Brazilian men eyed Emma McChesney with open approval, even talked to her, leering objectionably. From Wordnik.com. [Emma McChesney and Co.] Reference
They were objectionably apologetic about it, and they seemed to think now we were going to have a 'good time' to make up for it. From Wordnik.com. [The Turmoil] Reference
Carpet the throttle, and the distant gurgle emanating from beneath the hood swells and hardens appreciably - but not objectionably. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog] Reference
The man was sandy-haired, raw-boned, with a loping gait, very blue eyes, very white teeth, and an objectionably apparent Adam's apple. From Wordnik.com. [Buttered Side Down] Reference
Some Subjective Bayesians believe that their position is not objectionably subjective, because of results (e.g. From Wordnik.com. [Bayesian Epistemology] Reference
I've noticed lately a most unpleasant note in your voice, an objectionably defiant note which I simply will not tolerate. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Altar Steps] Reference
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