palpable

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

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Definition

adjective capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
adjective can be felt by palpation

From Middle French palpable and its source, Latin palpābilis, which is from palpō (“to touch softly”) + -bilis.

This was a palpable insult. — Only an Irish Boy; Or, Andy Burke's Fortunes, Horatio, Jr. Alger
The plan is palpable enough. — Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street to London Prison: Fifteen Years in Solitude, Austin Bidwell
The darkness around was almost palpable. — Under the Waves: Diving in Deep Waters, R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

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