alimentative

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

adjective

nourishing; nutritive.

Origin of alimentative

First recorded in 1880–85; aliment + -ative

OTHER WORDS FROM alimentative

al·i·men·ta·tive·ly, adverb al·i·men·ta·tive·ness, noun un·al·i·men·ta·tive, adjective