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"
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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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