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Definition of Palpably
1. Adverb. So as to be palpable. "She was palpably nervous"
Definition of Palpably
1. Adverb. In a palpable manner; tangibly ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Palpably
1. palpable [adv] - See also: palpable
Lexicographical Neighbors of Palpably
Literary usage of Palpably
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1921)
"... range of discretion; that it was sufficient to satisfy the demands of tue
Constitution if the classification were practical and not palpably arbitrary. ..."
2. Supreme Court Reporter by Robert Desty, United States Supreme Court, West Publishing Company (1920)
"... of their property without compensation In violation of the Fifth Amendment to
the Constitution of the United States, Is palpably groundless. Barren v. ..."
3. A Treatise on the Rescission of Contracts and Cancellation of Written ...by Henry Campbell Black by Henry Campbell Black (1916)
"Statements palpably False, Incredible, or Impossible.—It has sometimes been held
that an action for deceit or a claim for rescission could not be predicated ..."
4. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson, Apostles' creed, Edward Burton (1847)
"... that of their other observations, are so incredible and palpably fabulous,
that they take off all credit and esteem from the rest of their narrations. ..."
5. The Works of Rufus Choate: With a Memoir of His Life by Rufus Choate, Samuel Gilman Brown (1862)
"... publicly communicated, that if it is not given we will take it. wonder only,
that what is so palpably meant should not have been more directly said. ..."
6. A Digest of the International Law of the United States: Taken from Documents by Francis Wharton (1887)
"... under the circumstances of the case and in view of the fact that the prior
proceedings had been so palpably arbitrary and unjust, the master and owners ..."
7. The American Quarterly Review by Robert Walsh (1835)
"... whatever was indisputably and palpably true they seemed disposed to neglect
from principle, as if it belonged not to their art to inculcate truth, ..."
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