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indigestible Definition

in·di·gest·ible (in′di jestə bəl, -dī-)

adjective

  1. that cannot be digested
  2. not easily digested

Etymology: L indigestibilis

indigestible Related Forms
in′·di·gest′·ibil·ity noun
indigestible Synonyms

indigestible

modif.

inedible, rough, hard, unripe, green, unpalatable, tasteless, disagreeing, unhealthy, undercooked, raw, poisonous, toxic, moldy, badsmelling, malodorous, rotten, putrid, uneatable, heavy, hard on the stomach*; see also inedible, unwholesome.

indigestible Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: That would, however, be very hard on the girl, and would make the story even more indigestible than it otherwise is.

Modifies a noun

  • fiber: Their needs for indigestible fiber are well supplied in the whole grain element of their diet.
  • food: The indigestible food which remains makes up the bulk of the feces.
  • material: Indigestible material - mainly soil particles of mineral origin - pass out at the anus, together with the feces - egestion.
  • part: Here are four main things you can do: Eat more fiber Fiber is the name given to the indigestible part of food.
  • carbohydrate: Fiber is the indigestible carbohydrate in food, which acts like a broom to sweep out the digestive tract.
  • cellulose: This is because, unlike Chlorella algae, Spirulina's cell wall is soft and does not contain indigestible cellulose.

Modifying Another Word

  • somewhat: Felafel are delicious snacks, but hard work to make and can be somewhat indigestible if not properly cooked.
  • almost: The modern world creates a daily diet of almost indigestible stress.
  • otherwise: The colonic bacterial flora salvages nutrients from otherwise indigestible fiber.
  • completely: Including other topics would probably have quickly led to something that was completely indigestible.

Used with adjective complement

  • seem: In some ways it seems indigestible, unmanageable and not do able.