Dictionary Check: palpable
"palpable" is a valid word!
Scrabble
14
points
Words with Friends
19
points
Definition
adjective
capable of being perceived; especially capable of being handled or touched or felt
Example:
"a barely palpable dust"
adjective
(medicine) can be felt by palpation
Example:
"a palpable tumor"
adjective
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
Example:
"the effects of the drought are apparent to anyone who sees the parched fields"
adjective
so intense as to be almost touched or felt
Example:
"there was a palpable sense of joy in the air"
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