indigestibility

American  

[in-di-jes-tuh-bi-li-tee, in-dahy-] / ˌɪn dɪˌdʒɛs təˈbɪ lɪ ti, ˌɪn daɪ- /

noun

1. the quality of being difficult or impossible to digest.

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Example Sentences

There was a half-serious discussion about the indigestibility of raw onion, and Ike remarked that they had once bothered him, but he hadn't been upset by them for a long time.

From Time Magazine Archive

The leaves are eaten raw with pickled fish to correct its oily indigestibility.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

That evening her milk seemed thin, and the judge attributed it to the indigestibility of the table-cloth.

From Elbow-Room A Novel Without a Plot by Clark, Charles Heber

The supposed indigestibility of the nut is due to two things, eating when already satiated with food; that is, taking the nut as a surplus food, and second, neglecting to masticate the nuts thoroughly.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Eleventh Annual Meeting Washington, D. C. October 7 and 8, 1920 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Was later mal de mared, swam ashore, and thanked his lucky stars for his indigestibility and the illness of his rescuer.

From Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Gordon, Irwin Leslie