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comestible
[ kuh-mes-tuh-buhl ]
adjective
- edible; eatable.
noun
- Usually comestibles. articles of food; edibles:
The table was spread with all kinds of comestibles.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of comestible1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of comestible1
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Example Sentences
His Sheriffian Majesty was good enough to partake of the rather stale comestible.
Bread is the only comestible which the custom of well-bred people permits to be laid off your plate.
Then with an air of renewed determination she returned to her breakfast and ate everything comestible in sight.
It can be taken raw and is therefore a favourite comestible for fast days when cooked food is forbidden.
Many a cassowary has been complaining bitterly of the high cost of this comestible.
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