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nutritive

nut·ri·tive

UK/ˈnjuːtɹətɪv/ US/ˈnutrʌtɪv/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

of or providing nourishment

  • “good nourishing stew”
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Origin

From Middle French nutritif, from Late Latin nūtritīvus, from the participle stem of Latin nūtriō (“to suckle”).

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