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eatable

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eat·a·ble  (t-bl)
adj.
Fit to be eaten; edible: an eatable meal.
n.
1. Something fit to be eaten.
2. eatables Food.

eatable [ˈiːtəbəl]
adj
fit or suitable for eating; edible
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.eatable - any substance that can be used as foodeatable - any substance that can be used as food
food, nutrient - any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
tuck - eatables (especially sweets)
Adj.1.eatable - suitable for use as food
digestible - capable of being converted into assimilable condition in the alimentary canal
palatable, toothsome - acceptable to the taste or mind; "palatable food"; "a palatable solution to the problem"
tender - easy to cut or chew; "tender beef"
Translations
eatable [ˈiːtəbl] ADJ (= fit to eat) → comible, pasable; (= edible) → comestible
eatable [ˈiːtəbəl] adj (= palatable) → mangeable (= safe to eat) → comestible
eatable
eatable [ˈiːtəbl] adj (fit to eat) → mangiabile; (safe to eat) → commestibile


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The girl withdrew into a corner, while Miss Brass took a key from her pocket, and opening the safe, brought from it a dreary waste of cold potatoes, looking as eatable as Stonehenge.
They have such an eatable look that the most self-denying stranger can hardly keep his hands off.
By that time I was very hungry, but after some searching I came upon some eatable herbs, and a spring of clear water, and much refreshed I set out to explore the island.
 
 
 
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