biteable

English

Etymology

From Middle English bitable, equivalent to bite +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪtəbəl/
• Rhymes: -aɪtəbəl

Adjective

biteable (comparative more biteable, superlative most biteable)

1. Capable of being bitten.

   Coordinate terms: chewable, toothsome

   • 1900 December – 1901 August, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, The First Men in the Moon, London: George Newnes, […], published 1901, →OCLC:

     The confounded stuff certainly looked of a biteable texture. Then it seemed to me that it smelt rather well. I picked up a fragment and sniffed at it.