masticableadj.

Brit.

/ˈmastᵻkəb(ə)l/, U.S.

/ˈmæstəkəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin masticāre , -able suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin masticāre masticate v. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin masticabilis (late 15th cent. in a British source).

Able to be masticated. Also figurative.

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the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > chewable

masticable1801

chewable1846

gnawable1885

chewy1925

1801 J. Wolcot in Wks. V. 454 (note) Some of these utensils rendering shoe-leather as masticable as beef-steaks.

1890 Chambers's Jrnl. 15 Mar. 162/1 Her bread is like so much masticable lead.

1938 Amer. Home Oct. 30/1 Throughout the whole territory west of Detroit, the only masticable articles set before the thousands of hungry travelers were salt ham and bread.

1986 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 24 Dec. 4 They tend to slice up everyone's agenda into nice little measurable, masticable pieces of 30, 90, or 365 days.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	masticable
释义	masticableadj. Brit. /ˈmastᵻkəb(ə)l/, U.S. /ˈmæstəkəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin masticāre , -able suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin masticāre masticate v. + -able suffix. Compare post-classical Latin masticabilis (late 15th cent. in a British source). Able to be masticated. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consistency of food > [adjective] > chewable masticable1801 chewable1846 gnawable1885 chewy1925 1801 J. Wolcot in Wks. V. 454 (note) Some of these utensils rendering shoe-leather as masticable as beef-steaks. 1890 Chambers's Jrnl. 15 Mar. 162/1 Her bread is like so much masticable lead. 1938 Amer. Home Oct. 30/1 Throughout the whole territory west of Detroit, the only masticable articles set before the thousands of hungry travelers were salt ham and bread. 1986 Amer. Banker (Nexis) 24 Dec. 4 They tend to slice up everyone's agenda into nice little measurable, masticable pieces of 30, 90, or 365 days. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1801
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