nourishing
adjective
promoting or sustaining life, growth, or strength.
self-nourishing
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a word derived from
nourishing.
Example Sentences
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An act of self-nourishing hero worship, smuggled autobiography, and half-time pep talk, the article seemed to be Hawke's way of rallying himself before returning to the fight.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 8, 2012
Furthermore, if the term is used in a very wide sense, green plants are more than self-nourishing, they really nourish all living things.
From The Chemistry of Plant Life by Roscoe Wilfred Thatcher
