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19 January
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If meat is gone off then can I say it's "inedible" or "uneatable" ?
If meat is gone off then can I say it's "inedible" or "uneatable" ?
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You can say either or both.
"Uneatable" means that the meat is not eatable. That it is not fit for eating. "Eatable" means fit to be consumed as food.
"Inedible" means that the meat is not edible. That it is not appropriate, worthy or safe to eat. "Edible" means fit or suitable to be eaten.
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You can say either or both.
"Uneatable" means that the meat is not eatable. That it is not fit for eating. "Eatable" means fit to be consumed as food.
"Inedible" means that the meat is not edible. That it is not appropriate, worthy or safe to eat. "Edible" means fit or suitable to be eaten.
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