different between unacceptably vs onkus

unacceptably

English

Etymology

unacceptable +? -ly

Adverb

unacceptably (comparative more unacceptably, superlative most unacceptably)

  1. Not within the limits of what is generally considered to be acceptable.
    The levels of lead in marine hull paints are still unacceptably high.
    Your comments are unacceptably provocative.

Translations

unacceptably From the web:

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  • what does unacceptable mean
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  • what is unacceptably high


onkus

English

Etymology

Australian from 1916.(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adjective

onkus (comparative more onkus, superlative most onkus)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial, rare) Inferior; unpleasant; unacceptably bad.
    • 1981, Herman Charles Bosman, The Collected Works of Herman Charles Bosman, page 101,
      The soup was crook. It was onkus. A yellow-bellied platypus couldn?t drink it []

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  • Okuns

onkus From the web:

  • what does onkus mean in australia
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