digestive
English
Etymology
From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
digestive (comparative more digestive, superlative most digestive)
- Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
- That causes or promotes digestion.
- (Can we date this quote?), Herman Melville, Omoo
- While the doctor and the natives were taking a digestive nap after dinner, I strolled forth to have a peep at the country which could produce so generous a meal.
- (Can we date this quote?), Herman Melville, Omoo
Translations
of, relating to, or functioning in digestion
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that causes or promotes digestion
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Noun
digestive (plural digestives)
- A substance that aids digestion.
- (UK, Ireland) A digestive biscuit.
- I bought a packet of chocolate digestives.
- I made a mistake and bought plain digestives instead of chocolate ones.
Translations
substance that aids digestion
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German
Adjective
digestive
- inflection of digestiv:
Italian
Adjective
digestive
- (deprecated template usage) Feminine plural of adjective digestivo.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /diː.ɡesˈtiː.u̯e/, [d̪iːɡɛs̠ˈt̪iːu̯ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /di.d͡ʒesˈti.ve/, [d̪id͡ʒesˈt̪iːve]
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) dīgestīve
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