palatable

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English palatable From palate + -able.

1. Pleasing to the taste, tasty.

   “For some instant noodles make a palatable, if not especially nutritious, meal.”

   “The fermentation of flour by means of brewer’s or distiller’s yeast produces, if rightly managed, results far more palatable and wholesome.”

2. Tolerable, acceptable.

   “The agreement was palatable to both of them.”

   ““I did hear, too, that there was a time, when sermon-making was not so palateable to you, as it seems to be at present;[…]””