digestible

adjective

Definition of digestiblenext
1
as in absorbable

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2
as in comprehensible

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Recent Examples of digestible Dahi remembers debates about cutting parts of Ty’s chorus to make the unconventional love song more digestible. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 But the eye-popping price tag may become more digestible with help from the state or federal governments. — Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026 Within this awkward relic of several other ages, New York’s past gets fetishized, chopped up, and whirled together into digestible entertainment. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026 Via Pignasecca 17 Pioneering, award-winning pizzaiolo Ciro Salvo is known for his particularly digestible dough, which is lighter and crispier than the norm, thanks to the higher percentage of water to flour. — Nicky Swallow, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for digestible
Recent Examples of Synonyms for digestible
  1. absorbable
  2. comprehensible
  3. chewable
  4. intelligible
  5. edible
  6. understandable
  7. nutritious
  8. knowable
Adjective
  • Enter collagen tripeptides, a newer generation of collagen supplements that have come to market and have been pegged as a more highly absorbable form.
    — Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Luckily, there have been technological advances in the form of absorbable mesh that can assist where the skin might not be able to.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of absorbable
Adjective
  • New York University mathematician Roland Bauerschmidt says the first of these papers is both groundbreaking and comprehensible.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The only problem is that the lyrics aren’t really more comprehensible than actual Katseye jams.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of comprehensible
Adjective
  • At Fleet Feet’s Columbus Circle store in New York, employees have noticed increased interest in moisture-wicking and cooling apparel, as well as high-electrolyte drink mixes, capsules and chewable tablets.
    — Nadia Neophytou, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Dried khat leaves can also be made into tea or a chewable paste, or it can be smoked or consumed on food.
    — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chewable
Adjective
  • Yet the jury’s inability to arrive at a verdict makes plain that a careful evaluation of the facts does not yield an easily intelligible conclusion.
    — Elizabeth Bruenig, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The linchpin is the mysterious, barely intelligible Leeloo (Milla Jovovich), who happens to be the eponymous fifth (and most pivotal) element.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of intelligible
Adjective
  • Walk alongside giant ornaments, snowflakes, and sleigh light displays dotting the pier, and get creative with free community craft workshops including edible snowmen, pinecone woodland creatures, paper bag puppets, and more.
    — Allison Yates, Midwest Living, 3 Nov. 2026
  • While technically edible, the average carve-able jack-o-lantern pumpkin is woody, watery, and stringy in texture—not at all pleasant to eat.
    — Sydney Price, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Oct. 2026
Definition of edible
Adjective
  • Musk first revealed the Cybertruck in late 2019, back when Tesla was still trading at a theoretically understandable price-to-earning ratio.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That’s maybe even understandable because, at least as far as NASA is willing to admit, no one has ever had sex in space.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of understandable
Adjective
  • Love it, hate or just eat it, few nowadays are going to tell you fast food is nutritious.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Nuts are portable, nutritious, and versatile—they’re the perfect choice for a quick snack or a healthy topping.
    — Jillian Kubala, HEALTH, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of nutritious
Adjective
  • As a cause of death, hyperthermia often is diagnosed by excluding every other possibility, since body temperature at the time of death is not always available or knowable.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Those narratives, of course, were only knowable after the fact.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
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“Digestible.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/digestible. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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