INDIGESTIBLE

indigestible

(adjective) digested with difficulty

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

indigestible (comparative more indigestible, superlative most indigestible)

Difficult or impossible to digest.

(by extension) Difficult to accept; unpalatable.

Noun

indigestible (plural indigestibles)

Anything that is difficult to digest.

Source: Wiktionary


In`di*gest"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indigestibilis: cf. F. indigestible. See In- not, and Digest.]

1. Not digestible; not readily soluble in the digestive juices; not easily convertible into products fitted for absorption.

2. Not digestible in the mind; distressful; intolerable; as, an indigestible simile. T. Warton.

– In`di*gest"i*ble*ness, n.

– In`di*gest"i*bly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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