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.
    • 1901, H. G. Wells, The First Men in the Moon
      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.
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