inedible

pronunciation

How to pronounce inedible in British English: UK [ɪnˈedəbl]word uk audio image

How to pronounce inedible in American English: US [ɪnˈɛdəbəl] word us audio image

  • Adjective:
    not suitable for food

Word Origin

inedible (adj.)
"unfit to eat," 1822, from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + edible. Related: Inedibly; inedibility.

Synonym

adj.

uneatable

Antonym

adj.

edible

Example

1. Inedible substances have been making their way into china 's food with disturbing frequency of late .
2. Are you sure this fruit is inedible ?
3. An inedible or poisonous fungus with an umbrella-shaped fruiting body .
4. The waiters were rude , the food inedible .
5. But many africans and asians who snack on insects consider shellfish inedible .

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