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inedible

[in-ed-uh-buhl] / ɪnˈɛd ə bəl /


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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

The mum-of-two first became aware that he liked to try and eat inedible items when he licked the Velcro in his tactile books as a baby.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

Unfortunately for you, your cake is undercooked and, essentially, inedible.

From Salon • Oct. 4, 2025

They gathered inedible reeds when they camped along rivers and dried them in the sun.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston




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