digestible

adjective

di·​gest·​ible dī-ˈje-stə-bəl How to pronounce digestible (audio)
də-
: capable of being digested

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The show came to life in 2018, when comedy website CollegeHumor launched Dropout as a streaming service to platform more ambitious content than their output of digestible sketches on YouTube. Eric Francisco, Rolling Stone, 1 Mar. 2025 Package data insights into digestible stories that connect to specific team goals. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025 Aside from the specificity, caveats, and elaboration unique to human conversations, many Redditors already format their responses in digestible lists. Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2025 For example, the new running dashboard is designed to be more digestible than Garmin’s data dump while giving you a bit more context than Samsung or Apple. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 18 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for digestible

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of digestible was in the 14th century

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“Digestible.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/digestible. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

digestible

adjective
di·​gest·​ible dī-ˈjes-tə-bəl How to pronounce digestible (audio)
də-
: capable of being digested
digestibility
-ˌjes-tə-ˈbil-ət-ē
noun

Medical Definition

digestible

adjective
di·​gest·​ible -ˈjes-tə-bəl How to pronounce digestible (audio)
: capable of being digested

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