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comestibility en · NOUN

Etymology

From comestible + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality of being comestible.
    • It is my job to test biscuits for comestibility and I do this by biting into them, tasting them for flavour and texture, and if the biscuit is satisfactory I allow another four million to go by. 2013, Peter Cook, William Cook, Tragically I Was an Only Twin: The Comedy of Peter Cook, page 289: