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un palatable
un·pal·at·a·ble
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ʌnˈpæl
ə
tə
bəl
/
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-t
uh
-b
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adjective
1.
not
palatable
; unpleasant to the taste.
2.
disagreeable or unacceptable; obnoxious:
unpalatable behavior.
Origin:
1675–85;
un-
1
+
palatable
Related forms
un·pal·at·a·bil·i·ty,
noun
un·pal·at·a·bly,
adverb
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unpalatable
(ʌnˈpælətəb
ə
l)
—
adj
1.
unpleasant to taste
2.
difficult to accept:
the unpalatable truth
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
unpalatable
1682, from
un-
(1) "not" +
palatable
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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