Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eatworthy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eat-wor-thy
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Worthy of being eaten; suitable for consumption; edible.

Example Sentences

"Fido believes that there is something eatworthy behind the triangle."
"When a creature thinks of something as eatworthy or chew-worthy, for example, it might move toward and ingest it; the creature does not have to wait for food to come to it […]"
"[…] positive and non-eatworthy perception of penguins in general?' 'Not insurmountable, sir. If you recall, we had a similar problem marketing baby seal burgers, and they are now one of our most popular lines."

Etymology

From eat + -worthy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: eat

Inflected Forms

more eatworthy (comparative) most eatworthy (superlative)

Questions

What does eatworthy mean?: Worthy of being eaten; suitable for consumption; edible.
Where does eatworthy come from?: From eat + -worthy.

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