palatable
adjective
pal·at·able
ˈpa-lə-tə-bəl 
1
: agreeable to the palate or taste
The restaurant's chicken dishes are quite palatable.
2
: agreeable or acceptable to the mind
attempted to make physics palatable to a broader range of students
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Palatable comes from palate, a word for the roof of the mouth, which itself comes from Latin palatum. The palate was once thought of as the seat of the sense of taste, so the word eventually came to mean "sense of taste," or broadly, "liking."
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Examples of palatable in a Sentence
a less than palatable beer
I did not find the idea of moving again very palatable.
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Voters in 2022 rejected previous housing plans and the city went back to the drawing board and worked with residents to make a new proposal that was more palatable.
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Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Leadership is a man’s job, and Sofia has already failed at her original role: providing a palatable public face for their criminal empire.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
While Zimmern has spent years sampling some of the most unique dishes on the planet, his current objective is far more palatable: namely, to craft nutritious meals that have been perfectly calculated to deliver the ideal amount of vitamins, minerals and macros.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Through growth and research and inspired by the nostalgic memory of pairing delicious food with palatable wine at her family home, Monika ventured into the Drinks Industry.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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Heather McRea, Orange County Register, 6 Nov. 2024
Leadership is a man’s job, and Sofia has already failed at her original role: providing a palatable public face for their criminal empire.
—Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
While Zimmern has spent years sampling some of the most unique dishes on the planet, his current objective is far more palatable: namely, to craft nutritious meals that have been perfectly calculated to deliver the ideal amount of vitamins, minerals and macros.
—Jared Ranahan, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
Through growth and research and inspired by the nostalgic memory of pairing delicious food with palatable wine at her family home, Monika ventured into the Drinks Industry.
—Molly Peck, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Palatable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/palatable. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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