Pronunciations (2)
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/ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/
Pronunciation notes
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ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl
Adjective
Pleasing to the taste, tasty.
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For some instant noodles make a palatable, if not especially nutritious, meal.
The fermentation of flour by means of brewer’s or distiller’s yeast produces, if rightly managed, results far more palatable and wholesome.
Tolerable, acceptable.
Usage- Figurative
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The agreement was palatable to both of them.
“I did hear, too, that there was a time, when sermon-making was not so palateable to you, as it seems to be at present;[…]”
More examples (3)
Whether it’s palatable for the vice-chairman of Hillary’s presidential campaign to be embroiled in allegations of conflicts of interest, obtaining patronage jobs, or misrepresenting time worked remains to be seen.
AOC's [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] cooking live streams perfect the recipe for making politics palatable [title]
In every case, a story is worked out by the corporate media that is politically palatable for the bourgeoisie: car crash, robbery gone wrong, suicide by hanging. There is no serious investigation or follow-up, whether by the police or those purporting to call themselves “journalists.”
Adjective
acceptable to the taste or mind
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palatable food
a palatable solution to the problem