1847: I conjectured that this preparation was probably for our supper, and, being hungry, I resolved it should be eatable; — ,
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eatable — eatable, edible Eatable means ‘fit to be eaten’ and is normally applied to food, whereas edible means ‘suitable for eating’ and is often contrasted with what is poisonous or harmful (e.g. edible mushrooms / edible snails) … Modern English usage
Eatable — Eat a*ble ([=e]t [.a]*b l), a. Capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food; esculent; edible. n. Something fit to be eaten. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
eatable — index palatable Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
eatable — late 15c., from EAT (Cf. eat) + ABLE (Cf. able) … Etymology dictionary
eatable — [adj] able to be consumed appetizing, comestible, culinary, delicious, delish*, dietary, digestible, edible, esculent, fit, good, harmless, kosher*, nutritious, nutritive, palatable, piquant, safe, satisfying, savory, scrumptious, succulent,… … New thesaurus
eatable — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ fit to be consumed as food. ► NOUN (eatables) ▪ items of food … English terms dictionary
eatable — [ēt′ə bəl] adj. fit to be eaten; edible n. a thing fit to be eaten; food usually used in pl … English World dictionary
eatable — See eatable, edible … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
eatable, edible — These words, both in standard usage, have a shared meaning of not poisonous or harmful, fit to be eaten : This food does not look appetizing, but it is eatable (or edible). Edible is more formal and somewhat more refined than eatable, a word… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
eatable — I. adjective Date: 14th century fit or able to be eaten II. noun Date: 1672 1. something to eat 2. plural food … New Collegiate Dictionary
