English Explanatory Dictionary

unpalatable

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Unpleasant to the taste.
  2. Unpleasant or disagreeable.
noun
  1. Anything distasteful.

Word forms

unpalatable more unpalatable most unpalatable unpalatables

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- 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 English unpalatable From un- + palatable.

Synonyms

distasteful ill-flavored rough mawkish undrinkable uneatable unpalatable unsavory unstomachable yucky

Antonyms

delicious insipid

Related words

inedible
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