1
[ adjective ] of or providing nourishment

Synonyms

nutrient alimentary nourishing nutritious alimental

Examples

"good nourishing stew"

Related terms

wholesome

2
[ adjective ] providing nourishment

Synonyms

nutrient nourishing nutritious alimentary

Examples

"good nourishing food"

Used in print

(Richard F. McLaughlin, et al., "A study of the...)

Therefore , an explanation of this alveolar bronchial_artery supply might be the nutritive requirement of an increased amount of supportive tissue , not primarily diffusing in nature , in the region of the alveolus .

Related terms

wholesome

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Rhymes with

illustrative demonstrative putative lucrative curative restorative collaborative interpretive deliberative narrative exploitative noncompetitive competitive uncompetitive rep secretive pejorative comparative decorative imperative commemorative constructive uninformative formative destructive consultative preventative normative alliterative instructive unrepresentative argumentative obstructive reconstructive intuitive representative tentative informative corroborative punitive accusative fugitive eruptive disruptive vituperative recuperative communicative imaginative cumulative speculative administrative remunerative primitive alternative prerogative substantive fugitive unattractive attractive relative sedative tentative talkative initiative prohibitive expletive uncooperative additive operative inoperative contemplative imitative positive causative rehabilitative authoritative vegetative negative meditative qualitative accommodative elucidative indicative fixative superlative representative prerogative consecutive evocative diminutive executive oversensitive sensitive acquisitive preservative conservative affirmative ultraconservative laxative provocative insensitive neoconservative derivative unimaginative generative figurative palliative degenerative repetitive competitive contraceptive retroactive proactive primitive stimulative automotive regulative refractive collective connective manipulative selective legislative locomotive investigative accumulative restrictive innovative prognosticative active appreciative octave initiative captive assertive corroborative reactive motive presumptive addictive appointive affective adaptive adoptive descriptive furtive determinative native corruptive reproductive supportive nonproductive counterproductive unproductive seductive combative productive creative nonnative infinitive probative productive hypersensitive restive hyperactive attentive alliterative overactive derivative definitive cognitive iterative radioactive sensitive interactive inquisitive insensitive inattentive inactive assaultive facultative additive distinctive directive detective digestive abortive retrospective irrespective quantitative introspective instinctive protective prospective festive exhaustive photoconductive conductive distributive unreceptive

Phonetic and Homophones

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nutrition nutritious nutritional nutritionist nutritionary nitrite

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