inedible
Americanadjective
adjective
Other Word Forms
- inedibility noun
Etymology
Origin of inedible
Example Sentences
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The trader said he lost $60,000 last month after a container he imported from Kenya was impounded at the Congolese border for several weeks, rendering milk, cheese and sausages inedible.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
The food was often inedible, and the water was discolored.
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
The mum-of-two first became aware that he liked to try and eat inedible items when he licked the Velcro in his tactile books as a baby.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
Gutierrez and her husband, Randy Ziglar, who’ve grown mixed produce and inedible plants at their Main plot for more than 40 years, don’t have a problem paying the extra fees, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2025
But then reflect that the vast majority of wild plants are unsuitable for obvious reasons: they are woody, they produce no edible fruit, and their leaves and roots are also inedible.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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