indigestible

[ in-di-jes-tuh-buhl, -dahy- ]

/ ˌɪn dɪˈdʒɛs tə bəl, -daɪ- /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR indigestible ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

not digestible; not easily digested.

Origin of indigestible

From the Late Latin word indīgestibilis, dating back to 1520–30. See in-³, digestible

OTHER WORDS FROM indigestible

in·di·gest·i·bil·i·ty, in·di·gest·i·ble·ness, nounin·di·gest·i·bly, adverb

Words nearby indigestible

indigenize, indigenous, Indigenous Australian, indigent, indigested, indigestible, indigestion, indigestive, indign, indignant, indignation

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Example sentences from the Web for indigestible

An adult would have to eat about eight castor beans—after first removing the indigestible skin—to die.
Ricin: Five Things to Know About It|Caitlin Dickson|April 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Can you imagine Blair, or even Obama, saying something quite so indigestible (as distinct, of course, from unpalatable)?
What Cameron Is Up Against|Tunku Varadarajan|May 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The ordinary boiled cabbage is an indigestible "windy" vegetable, and should never be eaten.
Food Remedies|Florence Daniel
Leave off the flour or meal, and by the time the meat is cooked it will be dry and hard as pine bark and as indigestible.
The Wild Turkey and Its Hunting|Edward A. McIlhenny

Some were nearly intact, while others were fragmentary and represented by only a few of the more durable and indigestible parts.
Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus|Henry S. Fitch
Some of its most common causes—over-eating and the eating of indigestible food—are especially vices of men.
A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II|Various
He is a whole-hogger even to the most indigestible bit of crackling.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 5, 1919|Various

British Dictionary definitions for indigestible

indigestible

/ (ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstəbəl) /

adjective

incapable of being digested or difficult to digest

difficult to understand or absorb mentallyan indigestible book

Derived forms of indigestible

indigestibility or indigestibleness, nounindigestibly, adverb

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单词	indigestible
释义	indigestible [ in-di-jes-tuh-buhl, -dahy- ] / ˌɪn dɪˈdʒɛs tə bəl, -daɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR indigestible ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not digestible; not easily digested. Origin of indigestible From the Late Latin word indīgestibilis, dating back to 1520–30. See in-³, digestible OTHER WORDS FROM indigestible in·di·gest·i·bil·i·ty, in·di·gest·i·ble·ness, nounin·di·gest·i·bly, adverb Words nearby indigestible indigenize, indigenous, Indigenous Australian, indigent, indigested, indigestible, indigestion, indigestive, indign, indignant, indignation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for indigestible An adult would have to eat about eight castor beans—after first removing the indigestible skin—to die. Ricin: Five Things to Know About It\|Caitlin Dickson\|April 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Can you imagine Blair, or even Obama, saying something quite so indigestible (as distinct, of course, from unpalatable)? What Cameron Is Up Against\|Tunku Varadarajan\|May 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST The ordinary boiled cabbage is an indigestible "windy" vegetable, and should never be eaten. Food Remedies\|Florence Daniel Leave off the flour or meal, and by the time the meat is cooked it will be dry and hard as pine bark and as indigestible. The Wild Turkey and Its Hunting\|Edward A. McIlhenny Some were nearly intact, while others were fragmentary and represented by only a few of the more durable and indigestible parts. Life History and Ecology of the Five-lined Skink, Eumeces fasciatus\|Henry S. Fitch Some of its most common causes—over-eating and the eating of indigestible food—are especially vices of men. A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II\|Various He is a whole-hogger even to the most indigestible bit of crackling. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 156, Feb. 5, 1919\|Various British Dictionary definitions for indigestible indigestible / (ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstəbəl) / adjective incapable of being digested or difficult to digest difficult to understand or absorb mentallyan indigestible book Derived forms of indigestible indigestibility or indigestibleness, nounindigestibly, adverb Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to indigestible disagreeing, green, hard, malodorous, moldy, poisonous, putrid, raw, rotten, rough, tasteless, toxic, unhealthy, unpalatable, unripe, uneatable
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indigestible

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