comestible

[ kuh-mes-tuh-buhl ]

adjective

1. edible; eatable.

noun

1. Usually comestibles. articles of food; edibles:

   The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles.

comestible

/ kəˈmɛstɪbəl /

noun

1. usually plural food

adjective

1. a rare word for edible

Word History and Origins

Origin of comestible¹

1475–85; < Late Latin comēstibilis, equivalent to Latin comēst ( us ), past participle of comedere to eat up ( comedo; -ēstus for -ēs ( s ) us by analogy with gestus, ūstus, etc.; combust ) + -ibilis -ible; eat

Word History and Origins

Origin of comestible¹

C15: from Late Latin comestibilis, from comedere to eat up; see comedo

Example Sentences

His Sheriffian Majesty was good enough to partake of the rather stale comestible.

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Bread is the only comestible which the custom of well-bred people permits to be laid off your plate.

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Then with an air of renewed determination she returned to her breakfast and ate everything comestible in sight.

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It can be taken raw and is therefore a favourite comestible for fast days when cooked food is forbidden.

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Many a cassowary has been complaining bitterly of the high cost of this comestible.

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