alimentary
Americanadjective
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concerned with the function of nutrition; nutritive.
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pertaining to food.
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providing sustenance or maintenance.
adjective
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of or relating to nutrition
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providing sustenance or nourishment
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Scots law free from the claims of creditors
an alimentary trust
Other Word Forms
- unalimentary adjective
Etymology
Origin of alimentary
From the Latin word alimentārius, dating back to 1605–15. See aliment, -ary
Example Sentences
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Let’s not overlook how long it takes for a federal lawsuit to make its way through the judicial alimentary canal.
From Los Angeles Times
One such group, which can’t agree on a name, has been granted a residence at an “institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance” in a converted rural manor house.
From New York Times
She has a nose for the alimentary, and an eye for body language.
From New York Times
Nevertheless, opportunities abound to study whether dietary RNA is delivered to the cells of the alimentary tract and the microbes that live there.
From Nature
The webbed contraption looks something like an unraveled alimentary canal — esophagus, stomach and intestines.
From Los Angeles Times
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