- unpalatability
- noun see unpalatable
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
unpalatability
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unpalatability — noun 1. the property of being unacceptable to the mouth • Syn: ↑unpalatableness • Ant: ↑palatability • Derivationally related forms: ↑unpalatable (for: ↑unpalatableness), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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unpalatability — noun a) The state of being unpalatable b) The extent to which something is unpalatable … Wiktionary
unpalatability — un·palatability … English syllables
unpalatable — unpalatability, n. unpalatably, adv. /un pal euh teuh beuhl/, adj. 1. not palatable; unpleasant to the taste. 2. disagreeable or unacceptable; obnoxious: unpalatable behavior. [1675 85; UN 1 + PALATABLE] * * * … Universalium
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disgustingness — noun 1. extreme unpalatability to the mouth • Syn: ↑distastefulness, ↑nauseatingness, ↑sickeningness, ↑unsavoriness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unsavory (for: ↑unsavoriness … Useful english dictionary
unsavoriness — noun 1. extreme unpalatability to the mouth • Syn: ↑disgustingness, ↑distastefulness, ↑nauseatingness, ↑sickeningness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unsavory, ↑sickening (for … Useful english dictionary
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