inedible
/ɪnˈedəbl/adjective
उच्चारण इनेडबल
अखाद्य, खाने योग्य नहीं
Core wordPYP · asked 2 times
Asked in previous papers
as spelling
- 1
that you cannot eat because it is poisonous, of poor quality or unpleasant
अखाद्य, खाने योग्य नहीं
- The hostel dal was so burnt it was inedible.
- Some wild mushrooms are inedible and even deadly.
- The fruit looks lovely but is bitter and inedible.
+ 2 more examples
- After two days in the sun, the leftovers were inedible.
- The sailors found the stale biscuits almost inedible.
Synonyms uneatable unpalatable poisonous unfit for consumption
§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
inedible + noun
Inedible goes before a noun to describe food that cannot be eaten.
'Inedible' noun से पहले आकर ऐसे भोजन का वर्णन करता है जो खाया न जा सके।
- The inedible mushrooms can be poisonous.
- The burnt chapatis were inedible.
be / look / taste inedible
It also follows linking verbs such as be, look, seem and taste.
यह be, look, seem और taste जैसे linking verbs के बाद भी आता है।
- The curry tasted inedible.
- The old rice looked inedible.
inedible vs uneatable
Inedible is the standard word; uneatable describes food spoiled or too bad to eat.
'Inedible' मानक शब्द है; 'uneatable' बिगड़े या बहुत ख़राब खाने के लिए आता है।
- The fruit left in the sun was uneatable.
inedible (of parts)
It can describe parts of a plant or animal that people do not eat.
यह पौधे या पशु के उन भागों का वर्णन कर सकता है जिन्हें लोग नहीं खाते।
- The seeds of the fruit are inedible.
edible / inedible pair
Edible means safe to eat; inedible is its opposite.
'Edible' का अर्थ खाने योग्य है; 'inedible' उसका विपरीत है।
- Are these berries edible or inedible?
+Collocations 5
inedible + noun
mushroomsberriesmealseedshusk
- The husk of the coconut is inedible.
adverb + inedible
completelyalmosttotallypracticallyvirtually
- The soup was practically inedible.
verb + inedible
findbeproverendertaste
- The hostel food was found inedible.
inedible + food
foodleftoversscrapsdish
- The inedible scraps were fed to the cow.
edible or inedible
whether edible oreither edible oredible andnot edible but
- Check whether the berries are edible or inedible.
“More examples 5
- The cake was so hard that it was nearly inedible.
केक इतना सख़्त था कि लगभग खाने योग्य नहीं था।
- Some wild mushrooms in the hills are inedible.
पहाड़ों के कुछ जंगली मशरूम खाने योग्य नहीं हैं।
- The milk left outside overnight became inedible.
रात भर बाहर रखा दूध खाने-पीने लायक नहीं रहा।
- The hostel dinner was cold and inedible.
छात्रावास का रात्रिभोजन ठंडा और अखाद्य था।
- Banana skins are inedible but useful as manure.
केले के छिलके अखाद्य हैं पर खाद के रूप में उपयोगी हैं।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ The milk has become inedible to drink.
✓ The milk has become undrinkable.
Inedible is used for food; for a liquid that cannot be drunk, use undrinkable.
'Inedible' खाने की चीज़ों के लिए है; न पीने योग्य द्रव के लिए 'undrinkable' आता है।
✗ The curry was too salty to eat it.
✓ The curry was too salty to eat.
After too + adjective + to-infinitive, the object is not repeated.
Too + adjective + to-infinitive के बाद object दोहराया नहीं जाता।
✗ It is inedible to eat this fruit.
✓ This fruit is inedible.
Inedible describes the food, so the food must be the subject.
'Inedible' भोजन का वर्णन करता है, इसलिए भोजन ही subject होना चाहिए।
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
in·ed·i·ble
With -ible (not -able; not 'inedable' or 'uneadible'); the base edible (not 'eatible').
अंत में -ible (-able नहीं; 'inedable' या 'uneadible' गलत है); मूल edible ('eatible' गलत है)।
?Which word?
inedible, uneatable and indigestible
Inedible means not fit to be eaten at all, by its nature: poisonous berries, cardboard. Uneatable means too unpleasant to eat, though in principle food: a burnt roti. Indigestible means hard to digest once eaten: a heavy meal. In exams edible/inedible is the usual pair.
Inedible का अर्थ 'स्वभाव से बिलकुल खाने लायक नहीं' है: ज़हरीले जामुन, गत्ता। Uneatable का अर्थ 'इतना अप्रिय कि खाया न जाए', हालाँकि सिद्धांततः भोजन: जली रोटी। Indigestible का अर्थ 'खाने के बाद पचना कठिन' है: भारी भोजन। परीक्षा में edible/inedible सामान्य जोड़ी है।
Keep the -ible set: edible, inedible, legible, eligible, credible, audible, visible.
-ible समूह याद रखिए: edible, inedible, legible, eligible, credible, audible, visible।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
Fit to be eaten is edible; not fit to be eaten is inedible.
'खाने योग्य' edible; 'खाने योग्य नहीं' inedible।