- inedible
- adjective Date: 1786 not fit to be eaten
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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inedible — inedible, uneatable Inedible means ‘not suitable for eating’, whereas uneatable refers to food and means ‘not fit to be eaten’ because of its condition rather than its nature … Modern English usage
Inedible — In*ed i*ble, a. [LL. inedibilis. See {In } not, and {Edible}.] Not edible; not fit for use as food. {In*ed i*bil i*ty}, n. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inedible — index repugnant (exciting aversion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
inedible — (adj.) unfit to eat, 1822, from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + EDIBLE (Cf. edible). Related: Inedibly; inedibility … Etymology dictionary
inedible — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not fit for eating … English terms dictionary
inedible — [in ed′ə bəl] adj. not edible; not fit to be eaten inedibility n … English World dictionary
inedible — [[t]ɪne̱dɪb(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED If you say that something is inedible, you mean you cannot eat it, for example because it tastes bad or is poisonous. Detainees complained of being given food which is inedible. ...the unnecessary killing of large… … English dictionary
inedible — in|ed|i|ble [ınˈedıbəl] adj if something is inedible, you cannot eat it because it tastes bad or is poisonous ≠ ↑edible ▪ The meat was so burnt that it was inedible … Dictionary of contemporary English
inedible — 1. adjective not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat Ant: edible 2. noun Anything inedible; that which is not a foodstuff … Wiktionary
inedible — See eatable and uneatable. See uneatable, inedible … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
inedible — adj. VERBS ▪ be ADVERB ▪ totally ▪ The food was totally inedible. ▪ almost, nearly … Collocations dictionary
