consumable
adjective
able or meant to be consumed, as by eating, drinking, or using.
unconsumable
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a word derived from
consumable.
Example Sentences
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I applaud Ms. Adler for pointing out that “food waste” is not always unconsumable, but it mostly is very much so.
From Washington Post ā Mar. 21, 2023
Ever invoking fire from heaven, the fire Has grasped her, unconsumable, but framed For all the ecstasies of suffering dire.
From Poems ā Volume 3 by George Meredith
Only exceptionally is there an actual production of unconsumable and, consequently, valueless things; the almost unbroken rule is that the things which no one can use, and which therefore are valueless, will not be produced.
From Freeland A Social Anticipation by Theodor Hertzka
I own that I have an immovable faith in God and His goodness, and an unconsumable passion for truth and love.
From Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
A moment after, and all that remained unconsumable by fire of that once noble specimen of our mercantile marine vanished like a shot beneath the waves.
From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 by Frederick Whymper
