PALPABLE

palpable. palpable, that may be felt, manifest:

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palpable. Palpable, a. that may be felt, plain, gross, coarse

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Pal″pa‐ble (?), a. [[F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr. palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the hand.]] 1. 1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form. Shak.
Darkness must overshadow all his bounds, Palpable darkness. Milton. 2. 2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. “Three persons palpable.” P. Plowman.
gross as a mountain, open, palpable. Shak. — Pal″pa‐ble‐ness, n. — Pal″pa‐bly, adv.