digestible
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of digestible
1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin dīgestibilis < Latin dīgest ( us ) ( see digest) + -ibilis -ible
Example Sentences
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Ms. Watson does criticize the AI models now available for offering digestible but sometimes off-the-mark answers to our various small-beer queries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Together they helped make wonky scientific ideas more digestible for popular consumption.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2026
Television hosts must translate complex issues into easily digestible sound bites, said Republican strategist Matt Klink.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2026
His videos are bite-sized and have the professional look of being made in a podcast studio, and the other posts have simple graphics and text broken up for easily digestible carousels.
From Slate ● Jun. 8, 2026
Maize lacks digestible niacin, the amino acids lysine and tryptophan, necessary to make proteins and diets with too much maize can lead to protein deficiency and pellagra, a disease caused by lack of niacin.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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