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

I simply find these snacks to be tastier than the chewable electrolytes or seed bars or birthday-cake-flavored energy gels my backpacker friends are having.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 19, 2022

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

From The Verge • Mar. 26, 2022

Individually packaged doses and chewable medications are convenient when you’re in a hurry.

From Washington Post • Sep. 14, 2020

Then a colleague started bringing in canisters of chewable Mentos — the Freshmaker! — which she would place sociably on her desk.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2020

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