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alimentative

American  
[al-uh-men-tuh-tiv] / ˌæl əˈmɛn tə tɪv /

adjective

  1. nourishing; nutritive.

Other Word Forms

  • alimentatively adverb
  • alimentativeness noun
  • unalimentative adjective

Etymology

Origin of alimentative

First recorded in 1880–85; aliment + -ative

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