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inedible

[in-ed-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛd ə bəl /


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Composed of bran flour pieces, it was hard and virtually inedible.

From MarketWatch Jun. 21, 2026

The trader said he lost $60,000 last month after a container he imported from Kenya was impounded at the Congolese border for several weeks, rendering milk, cheese and sausages inedible.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 16, 2026

The food was often inedible, and the water was discolored.

From Slate Feb. 3, 2026

Many of the patients told us the food could sometimes be "inedible".

From BBC Sep. 28, 2025

Lively perhaps, but exactly what Hoagland couldn’t use, material any spy would read and crabbily say was inedible paper.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee




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