eatable
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1.0
Safe to eat
- adjective
- /ˈiːtəbl/
:
comestible
- One way to make the process easier is if easily eatable parts are situated close to the anthers.
Examples
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And almost everything you'll see is eatable...
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Everything in this room is eatable.
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Pity none of it's eatable.
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What is taken in during communion is thus not the "eatable thing" initially shown or mentioned.
Academic text (1992) -
Even I'm eatable.
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The treat that's so tweetable ## Lusciously eatable ##
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The salad is made with fresh ingredients, so it is completely eatable.
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After cooking for the right amount of time, the pasta became perfectly eatable.
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She set the table with several eatable items, including fruits and pastries.
Synonyms
edible
vseatable
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1.4
Safe to eat and does not make you sick
is broader, applying to food fit to be eaten generally
ingestible
vseatable
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3.9
Safe to eat or swallow
focuses on being fit to eat as food rather than just swallowable
8.7
Can be eaten without harm
is the common everyday term instead of a formal word
Antonyms
How Edible
Surface Forms
eatable positive
Morphology
Etymology
Eatable comes from the simple verb eat plus the ending -able, which means 'can be'. So, eatable means something 'can be eaten' or is fit and safe to eat.