inalimental
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -ɛntəl
Adjective
[edit]inalimental (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Not nourishing.
- 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “VII. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:
- The dulcoration of things is worthy to be tried to the full ; for that dulcoration importeth a degree to nourishment : and the making of things inalimental , to become alimental , may be an experiment of great profit for making new victual
References
[edit]- “inalimental”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.