chewable

American  

[choo-uh-buhl] / ˈtʃu ə bəl /

adjective

1. capable of being chewed.

   chewable aspirin.

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noun

1. something that can be chewed.

   Now that the baby is getting teeth, add chewables to his diet.

Other Word Forms

• unchewable adjective

Etymology

Origin of chewable

First recorded in 1840–50; chew + -able

Example Sentences

McCarthy scanned the cold-medicine aisle for a few minutes and called home to confirm that his son would tolerate grape-flavored chewable tablets instead of the liquid Motrin he was used to.

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

It has a toy attached to a long, chewable rope that is suspended from a metal pole.

From The Verge • Mar. 26, 2022

This drives out the fat as the skin, normally as chewable as latex, slowly turns crisp.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

Then last month they discovered a winner: chewable toothpaste tablets sold in a glass jar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 19, 2019

Belle picked up the economy jug of chewable vitamin C she kept behind the register and shook it at me.

From "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead