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Webster 1913 Edition

Indigested

Inˊdi-gest′ed

,
Adj.
[Pref.
in-
not +
digested
.]
1.
Not digested; undigested.
“Indigested food.”
Dryden.
2.
Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged; not methodical; crude;
as, an
indigested
array of facts
.
In hot reformations . . . the whole is generally crude, harsh, and
indigested
.
Burke.
This, like an
indigested
meteor, appeared and disappeared almost at the same time.
South.
3.
(Med.)
(a)
Not in a state suitable for healing; – said of wounds.
(b)
Not ripened or suppurated; – said of an abscess or its contents.
4.
Not softened by heat, hot water, or steam.

Webster 1828 Edition

Indigested

INDIGEST'ED

,
Adj.
[in and digested; L. indigestus.]
1.
Not digested; not concocted in the stomach; not changed or prepared for nourishing the body; indigested; crude.
2.
Not separated into distinct classes or orders, or into proper from; not regularly disposed and arranged. Chaos is represented as a rude or indigested mass.
3.
Not methodized; not reduced to due form; crude; as an indigested scheme.
4.
Not prepared by heat.
5.
Not brought to suppuration, as the contents of an abscess or boil; as an indigested wound.

Definition 2024

indigested

indigested

English

Adjective

indigested ‎(comparative more indigested, superlative most indigested)

  1. Not digested; undigested
    • Dryden
      Indigested food.
  2. Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged; not methodical; crude.
    an indigested array of facts
    • Burke
      In hot reformations […] the whole is generally crude, harsh, and indigested.
    • South
      This, like an indigested meteor, appeared and disappeared almost at the same time.
  3. (medicine, obsolete) Not in a state suitable for healing; said of wounds.
  4. (medicine, obsolete) Not ripened or suppurated; said of an abscess or its contents.
  5. Not softened by heat, hot water, or steam.

Etymology

in- +‎ digested

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