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biteable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈbaɪtəbəl/

Etymology

From Middle English bitable, equivalent to bite + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being bitten.
    • The confounded stuff certainly looked of a biteable texture. Then it seemed to me that it smelt rather well. I picked up a fragment and sniffed at it. 1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, […], published 1901, →OCLC:

Forms

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most biteable Degree=Sup lexicographic
more biteable Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Coordinates

chewable · toothsome