in·ed·i·ble

[in-ed-uh-buhl]
adjective
not edible; unfit to be eaten.

Origin:
1815–25; in-3 + edible

in·ed·i·bil·i·ty, noun
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inedible (ɪnˈɛdɪbəl) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not fit to be eaten; uneatable
 
inedi'bility
 
n

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Word Origin & History

inedible
"unfit to eat," 1822, from in- "not" + edible (see eat).
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Example sentences
No ordinarily inedible meal, with a bottle of beer, cost less than six or seven
  dollars.
Also unfortunate is the fact that many pecan pies have nearly inedible crusts.
They are forced to eat food that is by any normal standard inedible.
These days, acre after acre is yellowed and inedible from a withering lack of
  rain.
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