Unpalatable
[ʌn'pælətəb(ə)l] or [ʌn'pælətəbl]
Definition
(adj.) not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; 'an unpalatable meal'; 'unpalatable truths'; 'unpalatable behavior' .
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Vapid, savorless, unsavory.[2]. Disagreeable (to the taste), disgusting, nauseous, offensive.
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Definition
adj. not agreeable.—adv. Unpal′atably.
Editor: Will
Examples
- But to avoid taxation it must be rendered unfit for drinking by the addition of such unpalatable substances as wood alcohol, pyridin, benzola, sulphuric ether or animal oil. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- She did not mean to pamper herself any longer, to go without food because her surroundings made it unpalatable. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- But the reward itself seemed unpalatable just then: she could get no zest from the thought of victory. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Then, having paused on the unpalatable idea, Well, I never knew what you were, nor ever thought of asking: for me, you were always Lucy Snowe. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Gelatine capsules used to conceal unpalatable remedies may be mentioned as a most acceptable modern invention in this class. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
Editor: Will