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unswallowable

unswallowable

9.3
Too large or hard to put in your mouth safely
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈswɑloʊəbl/
translation icon : inamable
  • He found the bitter medicine nearly unswallowable after just one sip.

Examples

  • The texture of the overcooked pasta made it unswallowable for many diners.

  • Like, I really like it, but it's almost unswallowable with all the bread with it.

  • The steak was so tough and dry that it was almost unswallowable.

Synonyms

inedible
vsunswallowable
11 4.5

Not safe to eat because it can make you sick

is about being impossible or extremely hard to swallow
undrinkable
vsunswallowable
3 3.4

Unsafe to drink or tastes so bad you cannot drink it

is about being impossible or very hard to swallow rather than drink
uneatable
vsunswallowable
5.2

Not safe or good to eat

is about swallowing difficulty rather than general suitability

Antonyms

acceptable
477 2.5

Good enough for a particular use or standard

swallowable
3.7

Small and safe enough to eat or drink without choking

How Swallowable

edible
78 1.4
inedible
11 4.5
unswallowable
9.3

Surface Forms

unswallowable positive

Morphology

unswallowable = swallowable (transparent) = un + swallow + able

Formed by adding un- to 'swallowable' yielding the straightforward negative meaning 'not able to be swallowed.'

Etymology

Unswallowable is built from un- 'not', swallow 'to move food down the throat', and -able 'can'. So it means 'not able to be swallowed', used for things that are literally too big or dangerous to eat.