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English
Etymology
From in- + digestible.
Adjective
indigestible (comparative more indigestible, superlative most indigestible)
- Difficult or impossible to digest.
- (by extension) Difficult to accept; unpalatable.
Translations
difficult or impossible to digest
Noun
indigestible (plural indigestibles)
- Anything that is difficult to digest.
1872, James Parton, The Life of Horace Greeley:"Take a cruller, any way," said she, handing him a cake-basket containing a dozen or so of those unspeakable, Dutch indigestibles.
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Spanish
Adjective
indigestible m or f (masculine and feminine plural indigestibles)
- (obsolete) indigestible
- Synonym: indigerible
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