1
: not capable of being used in the body as food
indigestible carbohydrates
—sometimes + toa substance that is indigestible to most mammals
—often used in an exaggerated way to describe bad or unappealing foodan indigestible meal
2
: difficult to understand : complicated or confusing
Their presentation was an indigestible mass of information.
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“Indigestible.” Merriam-Webster.com Simple Definition, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/simple/indigestible. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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