indigested Meaning, Definition & Usage

In`di*gest"ed adjective

Etymology

Pref. in- not + digested.

Definitions

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.