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palatable

/ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/adjective

Having a pleasant taste; agreeable to eat.

Example sentences

  • A little salt and lemon made the plain rice much more palatable.
  • The committee softened the proposal to make it palatable to voters.

More often figurative: a palatable compromise is one people can swallow. From 'palate', the roof of the mouth.

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