All 4 Uses of
palpable
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Far from the Madding Crowd
- To persons standing alone on a hill during a clear midnight such as this, the roll of the world eastward is almost a palpable movement.†
Chpt 1-3 *
- The rattle of the quarter-jack again from its niche, its blows for three-quarters, its fussy retreat, were almost painfully abrupt, and caused many of the congregation to start palpably.†
Chpt 16-18
- God was palpably present in the country, and the devil had gone with the world to town.†
Chpt 22-24
- He brimmed with deep feeling as he replied in a steady voice, the steadiness of which was spoilt by the palpableness of his great effort to keep it so:— "You know, mistress, that I love you, and shall love you always.†
Chpt 28-30
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.