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in·ed·i·ble

(ĭn-ĕd′ə-bəl)
adj.
Unfit to be eaten; not edible.
in·ed′i·bil′i·ty n.
in·ed′i·bly adv.
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inedible

(ɪnˈɛdɪbəl)
adj
not fit to be eaten; uneatable
inˌediˈbility n
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in•ed•i•ble

(ɪnˈɛd ə bəl)

adj.
not edible; unfit to be eaten.
[1815–25]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. [画像:inedible - not suitable for food]inedible - not suitable for food
indigestible - digested with difficulty
unpalatable - not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind; "an unpalatable meal"; "unpalatable truths"; "unpalatable behavior"
tough - resistant to cutting or chewing
comestible, eatable, edible - suitable for use as food
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inedible

adjective uneatable, unpalatable, disagreeable, unpleasant, distasteful, unsavoury, repugnant, unappetizing They complained of being given food which was inedible.
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Translations
لا يُؤْكَل، غَيْر صالِح للأكْل
nejedlýnepoživatelný
uspiselig
ehetetlen
óætur
nevalgomas
neēdams
nejedlý
yenilmez yenmez

inedible

[ɪnˈedɪbl] ADJ (= unpleasant) → incomible ; (= poisonous) → no comestible
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inedible

[ɪnˈɛdɪbəl] adj
(= unappetizing) [food] → immangeable
(= poisonous) [mushroom, plant] → non comestible
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

inedible

adj → nicht essbar ; (= unpleasant) meal etc → ungenießbar
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inedible

[ɪnˈɛdɪbl] adj (not to be eaten) → non commestibile ; (not fit to be eaten) → immangiabile
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

inedible

(inˈedibl) adjective
not fit or suitable to be eaten. The meal was inedible. oneetbaar لا يُؤْكَل، غَيْر صالِح للأكْل негоден за ядене intragável nepoživatelný ungenießbar uspiselig μη εδώδιμος incomible; no comestible söögiks kõlbmatu غیر قابل خوردن syömäkelvoton immangeable לא רָאוי לְמַאֲכָל अखाद्य, अभक्ष्य nejestiv ehetetlen tidak layak dimakan óætur immangiabile 食べられない 먹을 수 없는 nevalgomas neēdams tidak boleh dimakan oneetbaar uspiselig niejadalny د خورل له نه وړ intragável de ne­mân­­cat несъедобный nejedlý; nepožívateľný neužiten nejestiv oätlig ซึ่งกินไม่ได้ yenmez, yenilmez 不可食用的 неїстівний کھانے کے ناقابل không ăn được 不可食的
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