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palpable
/ˈpælpəbəl/
adj 3
Collocations
5ADJ.
becoming, crucial, invisible, lovely
VERB + PALPABLE
cope, fear, felt, hit, house, police, surprise, voice
PALPABLE + NOUN
proof, william's
PREP.
between, in
ADV.
almost
Definitions
adj
1
Capable of being touched, felt or handled; touchable, tangible.
Osric: A hit, a very palpable hit.
The imagination shuns to reveal its workings, unless it can clothe them in some lovely and palpable shape, and create into existence the high romance, the mournful song, the animated canvass, or the carved marble;...
2
Obvious or easily perceived; noticeable.
Although the Celebrity was almost impervious to sarcasm, he was now beginning to exhibit visible signs of uneasiness,[…]. It was with a palpable relief that he heard the first warning notes of the figure.
Her voice, her palpable agitation, prepared us for something extraordinary.
3
That can be detected by palpation.
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Idioms & Phrases
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Osric: A hit, a very palpable hit.
Wiktionary02
The imagination shuns to reveal its workings, unless it can clothe them in some lovely and palpable shape, and create into existence the high romance, the mournful song, the animated canvass, or the c
Wiktionary03
I had felt that some palpable although invisible object had passed lightly by my person.
Wiktionary04
The excitement is palpable!
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I have a palpable proof.
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Tom and Mary's love for each other was so strong it was almost palpable.
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