digestible
[dih-jes-tuh-buh l, dahy-]
Origin of digestible
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Contemporary Examples
This edition is definitely a digestible and informative dip into our past.
Whistle, available now, offers an easy and digestible way for owners to get the most relevant info on your dog's activities.
Breaking my fear into smaller, digestible portions by doing a little research each day made the whole situation more palatable.
Historical Examples
Toast is very palatable and digestible when properly prepared.
Breakfast DaintiesThomas 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 HealthJohn Kirk
It seems, furthermore, to be so digestible as to adapt it to the most delicate stomachs.
Mushroom CultureW. Robinson
Food for an invalid must always be given in its most digestible forms.
Foods and Household ManagementHelen Kinne
digestible
- capable of being digested or easy to digest
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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.)).
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