indigestible
(adjective) digested with difficulty
Source: WordNet® 3.1
indigestible (comparative more indigestible, superlative most indigestible)
Difficult or impossible to digest.
(by extension) Difficult to accept; unpalatable.
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
4 June 2025
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
