Pal·pa·ble a.
1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the touch; as, a palpable form.
Darkness must overshadow all his bounds,
Palpable darkness. --Milton.
2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture; palpable absurdity; palpable errors. “Three persons palpable.”
[Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. --Shak.
A hit, A very palpable hit. --Shak. (Hamlet)
-- Pal*pa*ble*ness, n. -- Pal*pa*bly, adv.
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palpably
adv : so as to be palpable; "she was palpably nervous"