[
UK
/ɐksˈɛptəbəl/
]
[ US /ækˈsɛptəbəɫ, əkˈsɛptəbəɫ/ ]
[ US /ækˈsɛptəbəɫ, əkˈsɛptəbəɫ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
judged to be in conformity with approved usage
acceptable English usage -
adequate for the purpose
the water was acceptable for drinking -
meeting requirements
I would kill for a decent cup of coffee
the step makes a satisfactory seat
a decent wage -
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
performances varied from acceptable to excellent
acceptable levels of radiation
How To Use acceptable In A Sentence
- On the other hand, a blazer and slacks would probably be acceptable. Times, Sunday Times
- Such a usage is ethically unacceptable, politically manipulative and decidedly unhistorical.
- The results showed that cumulative OP exposure from about two-dozen foods often exceeded a child's acceptable Reference Dose (RfD).
- To allow only views acceptable to the government of the day is the path to centralised conformity and censorship. Times, Sunday Times
- Being at the mercy of an unmerciful Ãresource decisionà ®, right at the end of your life, is unacceptable.
- Who ever thought people would see Arsenal as the acceptable face of football?
- Garry indicated that it might be acceptable to make peace with the Cayuses, without involving the Yakima tribe.
- To say how prisoners spend their time on leave is up to individuals is totally unacceptable. The Sun
- Certain Scotvec modules are acceptable at appropriate levels as an alternative to O/S or Higher qualifications.
- With words like "nite" and "lite" having achieved semi-acceptable status as at least "alternate spellings," I suppose it's only a matter of time before "u" become official. Archive 2007-03-01