Timeline for Is "drawable" a correct word?
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| Feb 25, 2021 at 2:24 | comment | added | Michael Homer | “Tasteable” is in the OED with the obvious meaning, non-obsolete, and with citations in that sense going back to the 16th century. | |
| Feb 25, 2021 at 1:35 | comment | added | user117065 | I thought untasteablity was one of the metrics of being a good poison? You don't want something that tastes odd and will be spat out before being ingested. If you're an evil assassin that is... | |
| Feb 25, 2021 at 1:22 | comment | added | qwr | how is tasteable not a valid word? if I put a tiny amount of sugar in water, it is not tasteable. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 14:09 | comment | added | Ben R. | Nope, eatable is a perfectly acceptable word. It's effectively synonymous with palatable. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 12:51 | comment | added | fectin | @BenR. the word you're looking for is not eatable but palatable. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 11:23 | history | edited | Astralbee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 24, 2021 at 10:55 | comment | added | Astralbee | @ShaheenZahedi true, but I mentioned that it has found its way into open dictionaries with a standard English definition beyond that technical usage. I've updated my answer to reflect this, and added a link to one such dictionary. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 10:54 | history | edited | Astralbee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 24, 2021 at 10:43 | comment | added | Shaheen Zahedi | The reason why it found so many results is because it's a tech word in mobile-programming | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 9:54 | comment | added | Astralbee | @BenR. Thanks, I honestly didn't think 'eatable' was an accepted dictionary word. I've found a better example. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 9:53 | history | edited | Astralbee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 24, 2021 at 9:51 | comment | added | Ben R. | I have to take issue with the last sentence. Eatable has a subtly different meaning to edible. Edible refers to something that's safe to eat - paper is edible, lead is not. Eatable refers to whether the item might actually be enjoyed when ingested. Paper is edible, but it's not particularly eatable. | |
| Feb 24, 2021 at 0:12 | vote | accept | JKHA | ||
| Feb 23, 2021 at 15:50 | history | edited | Astralbee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Feb 23, 2021 at 15:43 | history | answered | Astralbee | CC BY-SA 4.0 |