exceptional or exceptionable

If you take exception (object) to something, you find it“exceptionable.” The more common word is “exceptional,” applied tothings that are out of the ordinary, usually in a positive way: “theseare exceptional Buffalo wings.”

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• soar vs sore
• all for not vs all for naught
• ratio
• buttox vs buttocks
• gaurd vs guard
• stood vs stayed
• seam vs seem
• weiner vs wiener
• acapella vs a capella vs a cappella
• submittal vs submission

Definitions

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• s  far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
  an exceptional memory
• s  surpassing what is common or usual or expected
  exceptional kindness
• s  deviating widely from a norm of physical or mental ability; used especially of children below normal in intelligence
  special educational provisions for exceptional children

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• s  liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to
  a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing

News & Articles

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• Lockdown and Exceptional Search at Grande Cache Institution
  GRANDE CACHE, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - June 21, 2013) - At approximately 16:15 hours on June 20, 2013, Grande Cache Institution was placed on lockdown in order to facilitate an exceptional search of the institution. The search is a result of the discovery of unauthorized items in the institution.
  June 21, 2013 - Marketwire
• ESM: In Exceptional Cases, Can Suspend Member States Contribution to Direct Bank Recap
  ESM: In Exceptional Cases, Can Suspend Member States Contribution to Direct Bank Recap
  June 20, 2013 - Nasdaq
• ESM: In Exceptional Cases, Can Suspend Contribution
  ESM: In Exceptional Cases, Can Suspend Contribution
  June 20, 2013 - Nasdaq