Meaning & use
digestible
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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