Definition of "palatable"

The fermentation of flour by means of brewer’s or distiller’s yeast produces, if rightly managed, results far more palatable and wholesome.

1896, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Household Papers and Stories‎

“I did hear, too, that there was a time, when sermon-making was not so palateable to you, as it seems to be at present; […]”

1813 January 27, [Jane Austen], chapter X, in Pride and Prejudice: […], volume III, London: […] [George Sidney] for T[homas] Egerton, […], page 188

Whether it’s palatable for the vice-chairman of Hillary’s presidential campaign to be embroiled in allegations of conflicts of interest, obtaining patronage jobs, or misrepresenting time worked remains to be seen.

2016 January 31, William D. Cohan, “Is Huma Abedin Hillary Clinton’s Secret Weapon or Her Next Big Problem?”, in Vanity Fair‎

AOC's [Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez] cooking live streams perfect the recipe for making politics palatable [title]

2020 December 13, David Smith, “AOC's cooking live streams perfect the recipe for making politics palatable”, in The Guardian

I first began thinking about how feminists might reject palatable, socially acceptable protests and strategies when I spoke with the artist Emma Sulkowicz, who is best known for her performance piece “Mattress Performance (Carry That Weight),” […]

2022 July 29, Lux Alptraum, “Women, the Game Is Rigged. It’s Time We Stop Playing by the Rules.”, in The New York Times‎