uneatableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈiːtəbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈidəb(ə)l/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and eatable adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, eatable adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + eatable adj. Compare inedible adj., unedible adj.

(un- prefix¹ 1b.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > inedible

uneatable1611

inedible1822

inesculent1831

unedible1884

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [adjective] > inedible

uneatable1611

unedible1884

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Immangeable, vneatable, vnfit to be fed on.

1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 16 The..Indians..formerly reckoned it [sc. opossum] as..uneatable an animal, as a hog.

1798 W. Blair Soldier's Friend (Dublin ed.) 16 Biscuits would..be preferable: a loaf becomes mouldy and uneatable in a few days.

1861 G. M. Musgrave By-roads in Picardy 12 A dreary breadth of sand hills, dotted with tufts of uneatable herbage and rank weeds.

1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights xviii We got an uneatable dinner (having blundered upon a wrong hotel).

Derivatives

unˈeatableness n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > inedibility

uneatableness1869

inedibility1882

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [noun] > inedibility

uneatableness1869

1869 Trans. Entom. Soc. i. 21 Thus showing that the spines were not the cause of the uneatableness of the larvæ.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	uneatable
释义	uneatableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈiːtəbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈidəb(ə)l/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and eatable adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, eatable adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + eatable adj. Compare inedible adj., unedible adj. (un- prefix¹ 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [adjective] > inedible uneatable1611 inedible1822 inesculent1831 unedible1884 the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [adjective] > inedible uneatable1611 unedible1884 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Immangeable, vneatable, vnfit to be fed on. 1775 J. Adair Hist. Amer. Indians 16 The..Indians..formerly reckoned it [sc. opossum] as..uneatable an animal, as a hog. 1798 W. Blair Soldier's Friend (Dublin ed.) 16 Biscuits would..be preferable: a loaf becomes mouldy and uneatable in a few days. 1861 G. M. Musgrave By-roads in Picardy 12 A dreary breadth of sand hills, dotted with tufts of uneatable herbage and rank weeds. 1876 A. D. Whitney Sights & Insights xviii We got an uneatable dinner (having blundered upon a wrong hotel). Derivatives unˈeatableness n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > qualities of food > [noun] > inedibility uneatableness1869 inedibility1882 the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > unsavouriness > [noun] > inedibility uneatableness1869 1869 Trans. Entom. Soc. i. 21 Thus showing that the spines were not the cause of the uneatableness of the larvæ. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1611
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