'Palpably' definitions:

Definition of 'palpably'

(from WordNet)
adverb
So as to be palpable; "she was palpably nervous"

Definition of 'Palpably'

From: GCIDE
  • Palpable \Pal"pa*ble\, a. [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand.]
  • 1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. "Three persons palpable." --P. Plowman. [1913 Webster]
  • [Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • A hit, A very palpable hit. --Shak. (Hamlet) [1913 Webster] -- {Pal"pa*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pal"pa*bly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

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