cibarious UK /sɪˈbɛəɹi.əs/US /sɪˈbɛɹi.əs/ adjective3 •(rare) Edible.The flesh of the lapwing is not held in high estimation as a cibarious commodity, though it may be rendered very palatable by an experienced cook. — 1859 •(no longer used) Relating to food.'So, so,' said I, 'these markets of ours have still some charm left for them then; and yet they hold forth in praise of their three village butchers, as if no cibarious want were left ungratified.' — 1841 •(no longer used, rare) Relating to eating or digestion.Nay, when we pass from this particular accomplishment, and consider his general powers—when we remember his range of appetite through the whole cibarious system—his unfailing faculty of digestion[…] — 1833