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

And you want to keep squirrels from damaging the feeder, so look for something that isn’t breakable or chewable.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2022

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

From The Verge • Mar. 26, 2022

This drives out the fat as the skin, normally as chewable as latex, slowly turns crisp.

From New York Times • Jul. 13, 2021

She popped a lemon chewable in her mouth just as the door flew open and Circe came back in, flanked by two of her business-suited attendants.

From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan