adj, noun ·4 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Anything inedible; that which is not a foodstuff.

Adjective

1. 1
   not edible; not appropriate, worthy, or safe to eat not-comparable

   "inedible dinner"

Adjective

1. 1
   not suitable for food wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

uneatableincomestibleindigestibleinesculentnonediblepoisonous

Antonyms

All antonyms

edibleesculent

Example

More examples

"I had failed to refrigerate the milk. It went so sour that it's inedible."

Etymology

From in- + edible.

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