unpalatable
pronunciation
How to pronounce unpalatable in British English:
UK [ʌnˈpælətəbl]
How to pronounce unpalatable in American English:
US [ʌnˈpælətəbl]
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- Adjective:
- not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind
Word Origin
- unpalatable (adj.)
- 1680s, from un- (1) "not" + palatable (adj.). Related: Unpalatably.
Example
- 1. The scientists say ending pig castration could thus make some pork unpalatable to people with the common genes construct .
- 2. But in the dry season they are forced to scour the forest for insects , snails and unpalatable plants .
- 3. Mr. obama largely jettisoned the hopeful message of his 2008 campaign , convinced that to win he needed to paint mr. romney as an unpalatable alternative .
- 4. In the wild , both palatable and unpalatable firefly species often share the same habitat , so if a spider or other predator gets a bad taste in its mouth , it will begin to shun all flashing lights , to the benefit of both species .
- 5. Like other parties , mr berlusconi 's people of freedom ( pdl ) movement is happy for mr monti and his team of technocrats to take responsibility for the unpalatable reforms and deficit-cutting measures demanded of italy by the european union and the european central bank .