All 3 Uses of
palpable
in
The Mill on the Floss
- Iteration, like friction, is likely to generate heat instead of progress, and Mr. Tulliver's heat was certainly more and more palpable.†
Chpt 2.2 *
- While Mr. Tulliver was slowly becoming himself again, his lot was hastening toward its moment of most palpable change.†
Chpt 3.7
- Of course it was palpable to Maggie's thinking that he had dined hastily in his own room for the sake of setting off again and finding her alone.†
Chpt 6.6
Definition:
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(palpable) very apparent (so strong, it almost seems to take a material form that can be touched)editor's notes: "Palpable" is frequently used to describe the intensity of an emotion shared between people who can see each other. The implication is that the emotion is so strong, it almost takes a material form that can be touched.