fotive

English

Etymology

From Latin fovere, fotum (“to keep warm, to cherish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfəʊtɪv/

Adjective

fotive (comparative more fotive, superlative most fotive)

1. (obsolete) nourishing
   • 1633, Thomas Carew, Coelum Britanicum:

     barren seeds
     That drop from heaven, if I not cherish them
     With my distilling dews, and fotive heat

References

“fotive”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.