comestible

¹co·mes·ti·ble

adj \kə-ˈmes-tə-bəl\

Definition of COMESTIBLE

: edible

Examples of COMESTIBLE

1. <some mushrooms are comfortably comestible, but others are decidedly poisonous>

Origin of COMESTIBLE

Medieval Latin comestibilis, from Latin comestus, past participle of comedere to eat, from com- + edere to eat — more at eat

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to COMESTIBLE

Synonyms: edible, eatable, eating, esculent

Antonyms: inedible, nonedible, uneatable

Related Words: absorbable, chewable, digestible, ingestible, swallowable; nourishing, nutritious, nutritive; appetizing, delicious, flavorful, palatable, savory (also savoury), succulent, tasty, toothsome, toothy

Near Antonyms: indigestible, nondigestible, nonnutritious, undigestible

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Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

Rhymes with COMESTIBLE

detestable, digestible, ingestible, investable, suggestible