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palatable [ˈpælətəbəl] adj
1. pleasant to taste 2. acceptable or satisfactory a palatable suggestion palatability , palatableness n palatably adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
palatable adjective 1. delicious, tasty, luscious, savoury, delectable, mouthwatering, appetizing, toothsome flavourings designed to make the food more palatable delicious bland, tasteless, flat, stale, unpalatable, insipid, unappetizing 2. acceptable, pleasant, agreeable, fair, attractive, satisfactory, enjoyable There is no palatable way of sacking someone. Translations palatable [ˈpælətəbəl] adj [food, drink] → correct(e) (= acceptable) [method, idea, option] → acceptable The truth may not always be palatable BUT La vérité n'est peut-être pas toujours agréable à entendre. palatable adj → genießbar; food also → schmackhaft (to für); to make something palatable (Cook) → etw geschmacklich verfeinern How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Fogg accordingly tasted the dish, but, despite its spiced sauce, found it far from palatable. Never, thought Tara of Helium, had aught so delicious impinged upon her palate, and yet it was naught else than the almost tasteless usa, which is considered to be palatable only after having been cooked and highly spiced. This great philosopher freely acknowledged his own mistakes in natural philosophy, because he proceeded in many things upon conjecture, as all men must do; and he found that Gassendi, who had made the doctrine of Epicurus as palatable as he could, and the vortices of Descartes, were equally to be exploded. |
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