Antonyms for palatable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : pal-uh-tuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæl ə tə bəl


Definition of palatable

Origin :
  • 1660s, "good-tasting," from palate + -able. Figurative use from 1680s. Related: Palatably; palatability.
  • adj delicious, agreeable
Example sentences :
  • The fruit of which they partook freely was quite sweet and palatable.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Was it not the very curiousness of his relationship with Ingram had made it so palatable?
  • Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill
  • Nothing can be taught that is not palatable, and nothing is now palatable but what is funny.
  • Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh
  • Add a saltspoonful of black pepper and a palatable seasoning of salt.
  • Extract from : « Sandwiches » by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer
  • How to transform the left overs into palatable and wholesome dishes.
  • Extract from : « Sandwiches » by Sarah Tyson Heston Rorer
  • He next attacked the crust of bread, but found it too dry to be palatable.
  • Extract from : « Paul Prescott's Charge » by Horatio Alger
  • Had he said on the day of judgment, the assurance would have been as palatable to M'Cormick.
  • Extract from : « Barrington » by Charles James Lever
  • It was bitter, but the addition of sugar and vanilla made it palatable.
  • Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
  • It is a healthy and palatable vegetable, easily digested when cooked.
  • Extract from : « The Italian Cook Book » by Maria Gentile
  • The sailors, eager for a taste of fresh meat, kindled a fire and roasted the flesh, which they found tender and palatable.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, in Their Explorations of the Prairies, Forests, Lakes, and Rivers, of the New World, and Their Interviews with the Savage Tribes, Two Hundred Years Ago » by John S. C. Abbott

Synonyms for palatable

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