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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

That’s a block the size of sandwich bread — impossible to melt into grilled cheese, and definitely inedible.

From Salon • Aug. 17, 2025

In an attempt to attract more students, Peixin chefs had used inedible paint to "enhance the look" of its meals, the report said.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

We moved on through the line and joined the others squatting in the lee of half-raised walls, dabbing courteously at what was, for almost everyone there, an inedible concoction.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston




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