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BNC: 20989 COCA: 31665

indigestible

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indigestible /ˌɪndaɪˈʤɛstəbəl/ adjective
indigestible
/ˌɪndaɪˈʤɛstəbəl/
adjective
Learner's definition of INDIGESTIBLE
[more indigestible; most indigestible]
: not capable of being used in the body as food不能消化的;难以吸收的
sometimes + to
often used in an exaggerated way to describe bad or unappealing food常用于夸张地形容很差的或不吸引人的食物
: difficult to understand : complicated or confusing难理解的;复杂难懂的
BNC: 20989 COCA: 31665

indigestible

adjective

in·​di·​gest·​ible ˌin-(ˌ)dī-ˈje-stə-bəl How to pronounce indigestible (audio)
: not digestible : not easily digested
indigestible noun

Example Sentences

Their presentation was an indigestible mass of information.
Recent Examples on the Web Children who had hated English lessons, who had experienced literature as daunting and indigestible, were practically running into the classroom to find out what was going to happen next in the stories. Meghan Cox Gurdon, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2022 Bridget was a writer with an indigestible Irish past of her own. Lore Segal, The New Yorker, 28 July 2022 Much of the world, however, remains algorithmically indigestible. Alex Lazovsky, Forbes, 12 July 2022 At 2 hours and 30 minutes, the play can sometimes seem indulgent; parts of the story feel undigested and perhaps indigestible. New York Times, 22 June 2022 Prebiotics are non-living, indigestible fibers that are used as food for probiotics. The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 June 2022 Mesopelagic fish, squid and crustaceans turned up in the stomachs of tuna, swordfish and blue sharks, while sperm whale stomachs contained the indigestible beaks of deep-sea squid, including the giant squid Architeuthis. Stephanie Pain, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 June 2022 Probiotic supplements typically contain live bacteria while prebiotic supplements contain indigestible fibers. The Salt Lake Tribune, 31 May 2022 But corn on the cob is a no-no for dogs because the cob is indigestible. Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 22 May 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Late Latin indigestibilis, from Latin in- + Late Latin digestibilis digestible

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of indigestible was in the 15th century
BNC: 20989 COCA: 31665

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