chewed
Speech parts
1. chewed - Adjective
2. chewed - Verb
Meaning
of Chew
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Examples
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested: that is, some books are to be read only in parts, others to be read, but not curiously, and some few to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.
Poetry, unlike oratory, should not aim at clarity... but be dense with meaning, 'something to be chewed and digested'...
Pills must be bolted, not chewed.
Every book must be chewed to get out its juice.
Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. (Francis Bacon)