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[ in-ed-uh-buhl ] / ɪnˈɛd ə bəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR inedible ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot edible; unfit to be eaten. Origin of inedibleFirst recorded in 1815–25; in-3 + edible OTHER WORDS FROM inediblein·ed·i·bil·i·ty, nounWords nearby inedibleinearth, inebriant, inebriate, inebriation, inebriety, inedible, inedita, inedited, ineducable, ineducation, ineffable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for inedibleAfter determining that the bee pollen and mushroom broth were inedible, the “detox” quickly went downhill. We Were Gwyneth’s GOOP Guinea Pigs|Erin Cunningham, Olivia Nuzzi|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST When he served in base with a privatized mess hall, dinner was "inedible." When The Iran Obsession Meets The Free-Market Fetish|Gershom Gorenberg|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST The vegetation is inedible, all of our food is synthetic and highly concentrated. The Copper-Clad World|Harl Vincent Is it not safe to say that no other modeling medium—edible or inedible—possesses this threefold recommendation? Candy-Making Revolutionized|Mary Elizabeth Hall
Or perhaps they lack that tranquil courage upon which Miss Guiney relies to avert the canine tooth from her own inedible shank. The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays|Ambrose Bierce Nor need there be used cups made from starch, plaster of Paris, or other inedible mixtures. Candy-Making Revolutionized|Mary Elizabeth Hall Imitation Gruyère, pasteurized, processed and made almost unrecognizable and inedible. The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
British Dictionary definitions for inedible
adjectivenot fit to be eaten; uneatable Derived forms of inedibleinedibility, nounCollins 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 inedibleuneatable, bad, bitter, disagreeable, indigestible, nauseating, poisonous, rancid, rotten, sickening, sour, spoiled, tainted, tasteless, unappetizing, unsavory, yucky, contaminated, turned, yukky |