unpalatable
1unpalatable — index bitter (acrid tasting), loathsome, objectionable, odious, offensive (offending), repugnant (exciting aversion), repulsive …
2unpalatable — (adj.) 1680s, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + PALATABLE (Cf. palatable) …
3unpalatable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) not pleasant to taste. 2) difficult to put up with or accept …
4unpalatable — [spelling only] …
5unpalatable — un|pal|at|a|ble [ʌnˈpælətəbəl] adj 1.) an unpalatable fact or idea is very unpleasant and difficult to accept ▪ The unpalatable truth is that the team isn t getting any better. unpalatable to ▪ an idea that s unpalatable to most people 2.)… …
6unpalatable — [[t]ʌnpæ̱lɪtəb(ə)l[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If you describe an idea as unpalatable, you mean that you find it unpleasant and difficult to accept. It is an unpalatable fact that rape makes a good news story... It was only then that I began to learn the… …
7unpalatable — adjective formal 1 an unpalatable fact or idea is very unpleasant and difficult to accept: We were trying to avoid the unpalatable truth that the whole plan had failed. 2 unpalatable food tastes unpleasant unpalatably adverb …
8unpalatable — adjective Date: 1682 1. not palatable ; distasteful < unpalatable wines > 2. unpleasant, disagreeable < raising income tax rates is politically unpalatable Mary Rowland > • unpalatability noun …
9unpalatable — un|pal|at|a|ble [ ʌn pælətəbl ] adjective FORMAL 1. ) unpleasant to think about or accept: The unpalatable truth is that our schools are not good enough. 2. ) unpalatable food tastes unpleasant …
10unpalatable — adjective 1) unpalatable food Syn: unappetizing, unappealing, unsavory, inedible, uneatable; disgusting, rancid, revolting, nauseating, tasteless, flavorless, gross Ant: tasty 2) …
