Comestibility

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being comestible. uncountable

    "It is my job to test biscuits for comestibility and I do this by biting into them, tasting them for flavour and texture, and if the biscuit is satisfactory I allow another four million to go by."

Example

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"It is my job to test biscuits for comestibility and I do this by biting into them, tasting them for flavour and texture, and if the biscuit is satisfactory I allow another four million to go by."

Etymology

From comestible + -ity.

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