"indigest" meaning in English

See indigest in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more indigest [comparative], most indigest [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin indigestus (“unarranged”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|indigestus||unarranged}} Latin indigestus (“unarranged”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} indigest (comparative more indigest, superlative most indigest)
  1. (obsolete) Crude; undigested; upset; unformed; unorganized. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: indigestly
    Sense id: en-indigest-en-adj-Yl7mOK4F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 63 37 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 68 32 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 66 34 0

Noun

Forms: indigests [plural]
Etymology: From Latin indigestus (“unarranged”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|indigestus||unarranged}} Latin indigestus (“unarranged”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} indigest (plural indigests)
  1. (rare) Something indigested; a crude mass, or disordered state of affairs. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-indigest-en-noun-nktxWJhj

Verb

Forms: indigests [present, singular, third-person], indigesting [participle, present], indigested [participle, past], indigested [past]
Etymology: From Latin indigestus (“unarranged”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|indigestus||unarranged}} Latin indigestus (“unarranged”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} indigest (third-person singular simple present indigests, present participle indigesting, simple past and past participle indigested)
  1. Tags: no-gloss
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