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palpable
adjective
so intense as to be almost touched or felt
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ˈpalpəbəl
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adjective
so intense as to be almost touched or felt
“there was a palpable sense of joy in the air”
adjective
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
“the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields”
adjective
capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
“a barely palpable dust”
adjective
(medicine) can be felt by palpation
“a palpable tumor”
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there was a palpable sense of joy in the air
the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields
evident hostility
manifest disapproval
patent advantages
made his meaning plain
a barely palpable dust
felt sudden anger in a palpable wave
the air was warm and close — palpable as cotton
a palpable lie
a palpable tumor
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