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Meanings of unpalatable in English

Catalan
desagradable
Spanish
desagradable

Not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind.

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      Usage of unpalatable in English
      1
      They suggested that all parties would find parts of the package unpalatable.
      The Irish Times
      2
      At the moment, there's an apparent choice between two equally unpalatable approaches.
      The Irish Times
      3
      But the defence was almost as unpalatable to him as the accusation.
      The Prime Minister
      4
      So the GOP leadership chose to make Obama unacceptable, unpalatable and un-American.
      The Guardian
      5
      He says it's unpalatable for stock and competes with preferred pasture species.
      Radio NZ
      6
      Bromides in solution are unpalatable, patients grow careless of regularity and dosage.
      Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia: Their Causes, Symptoms, & ...
      7
      For David Willetts, then universities minister, this was sheer and unpalatable sauce.
      The Guardian
      8
      The notion of having to explain and excuse himself was particularly unpalatable.
      Sir George Tressady — Volume II
      9
      The necessary surrender of Mason and Slidell to England was exceedingly unpalatable.
      A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln / Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's...
      10
      For pointing out this unpalatable truth Jihad Momani was sacked and jailed.
      The Irish Times
      11
      Overall, however, this yo-yos between bland and big mouthfuls of unpalatable gunk.
      The Guardian
      12
      Let us have the truth, no matter how unpalatable it may be.
      The Shadow World
      13
      She did not dare let herself think that the food was unpalatable.
      Little Miss By-The-Day
      14
      This will be supplied by the most unpalatable of all substitutes, force.
      Memoir, Correspondence, and Miscellanies, From the Papers of Tho...
      15
      It must cook rather slowly until thoroughly soft, otherwise it is unpalatable.
      Vaughan's Vegetable Cook Book (4th edition) / How to Cook and Us...
      16
      Half-famished as the Frenchmen were, this was by no means unpalatable food.
      The Adventures of the Chevalier De La Salle and His Companions, ...
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      Unpalatable through the time
      Unpalatable across language varieties
      Ireland
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      United Kingdom
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      United States of America
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