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palative

/ˈpælətɪv/

palative adjective: pleasing to the taste; palatable.

Adjective

palative (comparative more palative, superlative most palative)

  1. (obsolete) Pleasing to the taste; palatable.
    • palative delightsc. 1670s (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the section)”, in John Jeffery, editor, Christian Morals, […], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] [A]t the University-Press...
  2. palatal

Forms of palative

comparativemore palative
superlativemost palative

Origin of palative

From palate + -ive.

Questions about palative

What does palative mean?
Palative means pleasing to the taste; palatable.
What part of speech is palative?
Palative is an adjective.
How do you pronounce palative?
Palative is pronounced /ˈpælətɪv/.

Words near palative in the dictionary

  1. palatinomaxillary
  2. palatinose
  3. palatinum
  4. palatious
  5. palatitis
  6. palative
  7. Palatiw
  8. palatization
  9. palatizations
  10. palatize
  11. palatized

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