impalatable

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adjective

unpalatable

OriginEnglish palatable ← Middle English palate ← Old French palat →
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Meanings

adjectiveimpalatable (comparative more impalatable, superlative most impalatable)

comparative more impalatable · superlative most impalatable

  1. unpalatable

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥-
  4. Latinin-
  5. Latinim-
  6. Englishim-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  9. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  10. Latinpalātum
  11. Old Frenchpalat
  12. Middle Englishpalate
  13. Englishpalate
  14. Englishpalatable
  15. Englishimpalatable

From im- + palatable.

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APA

impalatable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impalatable

MLA

“impalatable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impalatable. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impalatable,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impalatable.

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