indigested
Americanadjective
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without arrangement or order.
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unformed or shapeless.
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not digested; undigested.
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not duly considered.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of indigested
First recorded in 1585–95; in- 3 + digest ( def. ) + -ed 2 ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The Chaldean and Egyptian priests may have furnished the raw material of observation to the Greeks, but the latter alone possessed the scientific genius by which indigested facts were converted into a symmetrical system.
From The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. by Lord, John
Anthony a Wood speaks of this writer and of his works in terms of the highest contempt, characterizing the former as “a cock-brained man,” and the latter as “rhapsodical, indigested and whimsical.”
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
But he is more incorrect, indigested, and redundant: and if Spenser has too much learning, Shakespeare has too much conceit.
From A History of English Poetry: an Unpublished Continuation by Warton, Thomas
Its severity exceeded the crime of having produced an unreadable volume of indigested erudition; and the learned scribbler was too hardly used, scarcely escaping with life.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
Returned from Scotland in 1746, Prince Charles brought with him a head full of indigested romance, a heart rich in chimerical expectations.
From Pickle the Spy; Or, the Incognito of Prince Charles by Lang, Andrew
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