palative

English

Etymology

From palate +‎ -ive.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpælətɪv/

Adjective

palative (comparative more palative, superlative most palative)

1. (obsolete) Pleasing to the taste; palatable.
   • c. 1670s (date written), Thomas Brown [i.e., Thomas Browne], “(please specify the section)”, in John Jeffery, editor, Christian Morals, […], Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: […] [A]t the University-Press, for Cornelius Crownfield printer to the University; and are to be sold by Mr. Knapton […]; and Mr. [John] Morphew […], published 1716, →OCLC:

     palative delights

2. palatal

References

• “palative”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• pivalate