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Suitable vs Eatworthy - What's the difference?

suitable | eatworthy |

As adjectives the difference between suitable and eatworthy

is that suitable is having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion while eatworthy is worthy of, or worth being eaten; suitable for consumption; edible.

suitable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.

    • Synonyms

    * fit for purpose (British) * up to standard (British)

    Antonyms

    * unsuitable

    Derived terms

    * suitability

    See also

    * fit * meet * appropriate * apt * pertinent * seemly * eligible * consonant * corresponding * congruous

    External links

    * * 1000 English basic words

    eatworthy

    English

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Worthy of, or worth being eaten; suitable for consumption; edible.
  • * 1985 , Behaviorism: Volumes 13-14
    • Fido believes that there is something eatworthy behind the triangle.
  • * 1993 , Scott M. Christensen, Dale R. Turner, Folk psychology and the philosophy of mind :
    • 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 [...]
  • * 2004 , Jasper Fforde, Something Rotten :
    • [...] 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.