"chewable" meaning in English

See chewable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more chewable [comparative], most chewable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English chew Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English chewable From chew + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|chew|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English chew Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English chewable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chewable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chewable"> From chew + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} chewable (comparative more chewable, superlative most chewable)
  1. Capable of being chewed. Translations (capable of being chewed): kaubar (German)
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  2. Chewy.
    Sense id: en-chewable-en-adj-OBF0potX Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 12 12 10 33 33
  3. (finance, of a poison pill) Allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in.
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chewability, chewably, unchewable

Noun

Forms: chewables [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree English chew Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English chewable From chew + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|chew|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English chew Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English chewable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "chewable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="chewable"> From chew + -able. Head templates: {{en-noun}} chewable (plural chewables)
  1. Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.
    Sense id: en-chewable-en-noun-GrSGxz-7 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 12 12 10 33 33
  2. Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.
    A medicine supplied in a form that can be chewed.
    Sense id: en-chewable-en-noun-xYx0N5pZ Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 12 12 10 33 33

Inflected forms

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    {
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    }
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      ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "Allowing for a particular type of bid that does not trigger the flip-in."
      ],
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        ],
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      ],
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        "of a poison pill"
      ],
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        "business",
        "finance"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "capable of being chewed",
      "word": "kaubar"
    }
  ],
  "word": "chewable"
}

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      "word": "unchewable"
    }
  ],
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    "Entries with translation boxes",
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        "Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chew",
          "chew"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Anything that is chewable; anything that is able to be chewed.",
        "A medicine supplied in a form that can be chewed."
      ],
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        [
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  ],
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}

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