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unpalatable

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un·pal·at·a·ble  (n-pl-t-bl)
adj.
1. Not pleasing to the taste: an unpalatable meal.
2. Not pleasant or agreeable: unpalatable truths.

unpal·at·a·bili·ty n.
un·palat·a·bly adv.

unpalatable [ʌnˈpælətəbəl]
adj
1. unpleasant to taste
2. difficult to accept the unpalatable truth
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unpalatableunpalatable - not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"
unappetising, unappetizing - not appetizing in appearance, aroma, or taste
inedible, uneatable - not suitable for food
offensive - unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
unpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors"
tasteless - lacking flavor
palatable, toothsome - acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem"

unpalatable
adjective
2. uneatable, unsavoury, inedible, unappetizing a lump of dry, unpalatable cheese
uneatable appetizing, tasty, savoury, eatable
Translations
unpalatable [ʌnˈpælɪtəbl] ADJ
1. (in taste) [food] → de mal sabor
2. (fig) (= difficult) [truth, fact] → difícil de aceptar
unpalatable [ʌnˈpælətəbəl] adj
[truth] → difficile à accepter
[food] → d'un goût désagréable
unpalatable
adj food, drinkungenießbar; (fig) fact, truth, mixtureunverdaulich, schwer zu verdauen; he finds the truth unpalatabledie Wahrheit schmeckt ihm nicht; to be unpalatable to somebody (fig)für jdn schwer zu akzeptieren or zu schlucken (inf)sein
unpalatable [ʌnˈpælətəbl] adj (food) → immangiabile; (drink) → imbevibile (fig) (truth) → sgradevole
unpalatable [ʌnˈpælətəbl] adj (food) → immangiabile; (drink) → imbevibile (fig) (truth) → sgradevole


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Such humble talents as God has given me I will endeavour to put to their greatest use; if I am able to amuse, I will try to benefit too; and when I feel it my duty to speak an unpalatable truth, with the help of God, I WILL speak it, though it be to the prejudice of my name and to the detriment of my reader's immediate pleasure as well as my own.
He was so unworldly and so little of a courtier that when the new Emperor Su Tsung returned in triumph to the capital and appointed him Imperial Censor, he fulfilled his new duties by telling his majesty the whole unpalatable truth in a manner strangely free from ornamental apology, and was promptly rewarded with the exile of a provincial governorship.
As I sat there upon the beach of the little fiord eating my unpalatable shell-fish, I commenced to wonder how it had been that the four savages had been able to reach me, though I had been unable to escape from my natu-ral prison.
 
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