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# inedible

adjective (inedible)

«inedible» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Not fit or safe to eat, because it is poisonous, rotten or not food at all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inedible/#m1)
2. (informal) Tasting so bad that you cannot eat it: the burnt toast was inedible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inedible/#m2)

### In the lessons

In science and outdoor-safety lessons, many wild berries and mushrooms are inedible or poisonous — never eat wild plants without an expert adult. In cooking stories, burnt food is «inedible». Phrases: completely inedible, inedible parts, inedible mushrooms.

### Examples

- Some wild mushrooms are inedible and even deadly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inedible/#x1)
- The burnt pizza was inedible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inedible/#x2)
- The peel of a banana is inedible for people, but goats eat it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inedible/#x3)
- Plastic fruit is inedible — it's just for show. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inedible/#x4)
- The cake was so salty it was inedible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inedible/#x5)
- Never eat berries in the woods; many are inedible. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inedible/#x6)

### Note

Opposite: «edible» (safe to eat). Do not confuse with «indelible» (cannot be rubbed out, like an indelible pen). «Inedible» is stronger than «not tasty».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «inedible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/I/inedible/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«inedible» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/inedible.html) on Mova free.