palatable

UK /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/ US /ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/

adj 2

Definitions

adj

Pleasing to the taste, tasty.

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.

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;[…]”

ADJ.

far, mature, wholesome

VERB + PALATABLE

make, results

PALATABLE + NOUN

americans, middle-class

ADV.

especially

adjective — acceptable to the taste or mind

For some instant noodles make a palatable, if not especially nutritious, meal.

Wiktionary

The fermentation of flour by means of brewer’s or distiller’s yeast produces, if rightly managed, results far more palatable and wholesome.

Wiktionary

The agreement was palatable to both of them.

Wiktionary

Salt is added to a number of foodstuffs, such as bread, to enhance the flavour and to make the texture more palatable.

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Fentanyl pills are more palatable to middle-class Americans than heroin.

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The pilot was revised to be more palatable to a mature audience.

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