eatable
American Heritage Dictionary:
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eat·a·ble
(ē'tə-bəl) 
adj.
Fit to be eaten; edible: an eatable meal.
n.
adj.
Fit to be eaten; edible: an eatable meal.
n.
- Something fit to be eaten.
- eatables Food.
Fowler's Modern English Usage:
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eatable, edible
Eatable means 'fit to be eaten' and is normally applied to food, whereas edible means 'suitable for eating' and is often contrasted with what is poisonous or harmful (e.g. edible mushrooms / edible snails).
| easy, eastward, eastwards, east, eastern, easterly | |
| ebullient, echelon, echo |
Roget's Thesaurus:
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eatable
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eatable
adj
Definition: able, reasonable to consume
Antonyms: inedible, undelicious, uneatable, unpalatable, unwholesome
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