Meanings
adverbpalatably (comparative more palatably, superlative most palatably)
comparative more palatably · superlative most palatably
- In a palatable manner.
Many of the employees have complained that the package could have been structured more palatably and that management was not sharing equally in the pain, which the company disputes.
2009 June 9, Richard Pez-Pe, “Boston Globe Union Rejects Wage and Benefits Cuts”, in New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbin a palatable way
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
- Latinpalātum
- Old Frenchpalat
- Middle Englishpalate
- Englishpalate
- Englishpalatable
- Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
- Proto-Germanic*līką
- Englishpalatably
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APA
palatably. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatably
MLA
“palatably.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatably. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palatably,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palatably.
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