indigestible
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Adjective (1)
- digested with difficultyOpposite digestibleSimilar nondigestible, undigested, stodgy, flatulent, heavySee also inedible, uneatable
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
In′di·gest′i·ble adjective
Origin: L. indigestibilis: cf. F. indigestible. See In- not, and Digest.
1. Not digestible; not readily soluble in the digestive juices; not easily convertible into products fitted for absorption.
2. Not digestible in the mind; distressful; intolerable; as, an indigestible simile. Thomas Warton
— In′wb-a2′>′di·gest′wb-a1′>′i·ble·ness, noun — In′wb-a2′>′di·gest′wb-a1′>′i·bly, adverb
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54