inedible

[ in-ed-uh-buhl ]

adjective

1. not edible; unfit to be eaten.

inedible

/ ɪnˈɛdɪbəl /

adjective

1. not fit to be eaten; uneatable

Derived Forms

• inˌediˈbility, noun

Other Words From

• in·edi·bili·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of inedible¹

First recorded in 1815–25; in- ³ + edible

Example Sentences

"In just 36 hours, this fungal growth is really kind of transforming what otherwise is pretty inedible."

From Salon

In several housing areas throughout the jail, inspectors said, inmates complained there wasn’t enough food, and the meals they did get were often cold or inedible.

From Los Angeles Times

Inspections are focused on sanitation, proper product labeling, storage, control of inedible byproducts, pest control and record-keeping.

From Los Angeles Times

She said that one night she found her father in the kitchen “stirring something that looked inedible in a pot.”

From Seattle Times

Nobody knows how people first cracked the problem, but ancient Amazonians devised a complex, multistep process of detoxification that transforms cassava from inedible to delicious.

From Salon