Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

palatably

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
palat-ably
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a palatable manner.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English palatable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English palatably From palatable + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more palatably (comparative) most palatably (superlative)

Questions

What does palatably mean?
In a palatable manner.
Where does palatably come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂-? Proto-Indo-European *pel-? Proto-Indo-European *pleh₂-osder. Latin palātumder. Old French palatbor. Middle English palate English palate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English palatable Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English palatably From palatable + -ly.

How to pronounce palatably

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “palatably”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “palatably”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “palatably” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.