I. “+ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin indigestibilis, from Latin in- in- (I) + Late Latin digestibilis digestible
: that cannot be digested or that is not easily digested:
a. : not capable of being assimilated as food or not easily or comfortably assimilated as food
green bananas are indigestible
b.
(1) : not capable of being assimilated by the mind or not easily or comfortably assimilated by the mind : incomprehensible or nearly incomprehensible
an indigestible mass of facts
(2) : that is repugnant to the mind or sensibilities : intellectually or aesthetically unendurable or nearly unendurable
a book full of indigestible pedantry
clashing colors that make the painting quite indigestible
• in·di·gest·ibly -blē, -bli adverb
II. noun
( -s )
: something indigestible