palpably
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pal·pa·ble
(păl′pə-bəl)adj.
1.
a. Capable of being handled, touched, or felt; tangible: "Anger rushed out in a palpable wave through his arms and legs" (Herman Wouk).
b. Medicine Capable of being felt by palpating: a palpable tumor.
2. Easily perceived; obvious: "There was a palpable sense of expectation in the court" (Nelson DeMille). See Synonyms at perceptible.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin palpābilis, from Latin palpāre, to touch gently; see pāl- in Indo-European roots.]
pal′pa·bil′i·ty n.
pal′pa·bly adv.
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Adv. | 1. | palpably - so as to be palpable; "she was palpably nervous" |
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[ˈpælpəblɪ] ADV1. (lit) → palpablemente
2. (fig) (= manifestly) a palpably unjust sentence → una condena manifiestamente injusta
that is palpably untrue → eso es a todas luces falso
that is palpably untrue → eso es a todas luces falso
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