Meaning & use

digestible

adjective·Academic

Able to be broken down by the body and absorbed as nutrients without difficulty.

See it in a sentence

Boiled rice is gentle and digestible for someone recovering from a stomach illness.

The chef adjusted the recipe to make the sauce lighter and more digestible.

A note on using this word

Digestible is often used figuratively for information or ideas that are easy to take in and understand.

Words with a similar meaning

easily absorbed

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Words with an opposite meaning

indigestible

Another way to use it

2. adjective

Presented in a simple, clear form that is easy to understand or absorb mentally.

The teacher broke the complex theory into small, digestible chunks.

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