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Antonyms for edible

Grammar : Adj
Spell : ed-uh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛd ə bəl

Definition of edible

Origin :
  • 1590s, from Late Latin edibilis "eatable," from Latin edere "to eat," from PIE root *ed- "to eat" (cf. Sanskrit admi "I eat;" Greek edo "I eat;" Lithuanian edu "I eat;" Hittite edmi "I eat," adanna "food;" Old Irish ithim "I eat;" Gothic itan, Old Swedish and Old English etan, Old High German essan "to eat;" Avestan ad- "to eat;" Armenian utem "I eat;" Old Church Slavonic jasti "to eat," Russian jest "to eat").
  • adj able to be eaten
Example sentences :
  • As a last resort this seaweed is edible, at any rate certain species of it.
  • Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling
  • There are three ways by which he can become familiar with the edible kinds.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Any edible mushroom can easily be kept for winter use by canning.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • There are no fixed rules by which you can tell a poisonous from an edible mushroom.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • It is edible but very great caution should be used to be sure of your species.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The plant is edible but should be used with very great caution.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • This is said to even excel T. personatum in edible qualities.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • The plant is quite bitter and no amount of cooking will make it edible.
  • Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard
  • Our destination was the famous caves of edible birds'-nests at Madai.
  • Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
  • He's looking us over as if he were trying to decide whether we are edible or not.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 » by Various

Synonyms for edible

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