unpalatable
Americanadjective
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not palatable; unpleasant to the taste.
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disagreeable or unacceptable; obnoxious.
unpalatable behavior.
adjective
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unpleasant to taste
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difficult to accept
the unpalatable truth
Other Word Forms
- unpalatability noun
- unpalatably adverb
Etymology
Origin of unpalatable
Example Sentences
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But a few weeks into its growth cycle it becomes woody and stiff, thorny, unpalatable and, rapidly, enormous.
The first is unfeasible — there isn’t that much land — and the other, a new high-rise canyon, would be unpalatable.
From Los Angeles Times
With big and potentially unpalatable trade-offs looming, what alternatives could there be?
From BBC
It may be personally unpalatable, but it helps the people Newsom was elected to serve.
From Los Angeles Times
Party members at the event at Sandown talk seriously about electoral success, and while many express sympathy for Robinson, they understand why he might be politically unpalatable.
From BBC
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