digestible

[dih-jes-tuh-buh l, dahy-]

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adjective

capable of being digested; readily digested.

Origin of digestible

1350–1400; Middle English < Late Latin dīgestibilis < Latin dīgest(us) (see digest) + -ibilis -ible

Related formsdi·gest·i·bil·i·ty, noundi·gest·i·bly, adverbnon·di·gest·i·bil·i·ty, nounnon·di·gest·i·ble, adjectivenon·di·gest·i·ble·ness, nounnon·di·gest·i·bly, adverb

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Related Words for digestible

edible, absorbable

Examples from the Web for digestible

Contemporary Examples of digestible

This edition is definitely a digestible and informative dip into our past.
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Breaking my fear into smaller, digestible portions by doing a little research each day made the whole situation more palatable.
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Historical Examples of digestible

Toast is very palatable and digestible when properly prepared.
Breakfast Dainties
Thomas J. Murrey
Tell her lemonade is not as palatable or digestible as buttermilk.
Recollections and Letters of General Robert E. Lee
(His Son) Captain Robert E. Lee
Many persons put lime-water into the milk to make it digestible.
Papers on Health
John Kirk
It seems, furthermore, to be so digestible as to adapt it to the most delicate stomachs.
Mushroom Culture
W. Robinson
Food for an invalid must always be given in its most digestible forms.
Foods and Household Management
Helen Kinne

British Dictionary definitions for digestible

digestible

adjective

capable of being digested or easy to digest

Derived Formsdigestibility or digestibleness, noundigestibly, adverb

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Word Origin and History for digestible

adj.

late 14c., from Old French digestible, from Latin digestibilis, from past participle stem of digerere (see digest (n.)).