indigestible

[ in-di-jes-tuh-buhl, -dahy- ]
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adjective
  1. not digestible; not easily digested.

Origin of indigestible

1
From the Late Latin word indīgestibilis, dating back to 1520–30. See in-3, digestible

Other words from indigestible

  • in·di·gest·i·bil·i·ty, in·di·gest·i·ble·ness, noun
  • in·di·gest·i·bly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for indigestible

indigestible

/ (ˌɪndɪˈdʒɛstəbəl) /


adjective
  1. incapable of being digested or difficult to digest

  2. difficult to understand or absorb mentally: an indigestible book

Derived forms of indigestible

  • indigestibility or indigestibleness, noun
  • indigestibly, adverb

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