Meaning of unchewability | Babel Free

Definitions

The quality or degree of being unchewable; the inability to be chewed (well).

rare, uncountable

Examples

“I chose it by default: The mushiness seemed less offensive than the near unchewability of the other three. All the cooked meat was overcooked, making judgments difficult if not impossible. The veal chops should have⟳ been trimmed of fat. Excess fat put⟳ off most tasters. Some tasters got end⟳ pieces of the scaloppine and were unhappier than tasters with thicker middle cuts. My Provimi scaloppine was so overcooked it tasted like⟳ shredded cardboard.”

“The reason⟳ is that the body of a scared animal or bird releases adrenaline, a hormone that leads to unchewability. Toulouse-Lautrec also offers several mouthwatering recipes, including this one for Fricassee de Poulet: Have⟳ a nice chicken and joint it.”

“Martyn muttered, his stomach gurgling at the reminder of his last⟳ meal. The portion of animal intestine he'd spat out after feeling its jellylike unchewability in his last⟳ mouthful of processed meat from a can still disgusted him. He really didn't want⟳ to eat⟳ anything the earth had to offer⟳ anymore. "Gentle, easy food," he said.”

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