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inedible

 
(ĭn-ĕd'ə-bəl) pronunciation
adj.
Unfit to be eaten; not edible.

inedibility in·ed'i·bil'i·ty n.
inedibly in·ed'i·bly adv.

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Fowler's Modern English Usage:

inedible, uneatable

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Inedible means 'not suitable for eating', whereas uneatable refers to food and means 'not fit to be eaten' because of its condition rather than its nature.

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Inedible

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - uspiselig

Nederlands (Dutch)
oneetbaar

Français (French)
adj. - non comestible, immangeable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - ungenießbar

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - μη φαγώσιμος, ακατάλληλος προς βρώσιν

Italiano (Italian)
immangiabile

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - não comestível

Русский (Russian)
несъедобный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - incomible, incomestible

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - oätlig, oätbar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
不适于食用的, 不能吃的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 不適於食用的, 不能吃的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 못 먹는, 식용에 적합치 않은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 食用に適さない, 食べられない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير صالح للأكل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮לא אכיל, לא למאכל‬


 
 
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