Nourishing

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Promoting strength or growth; nutritious: as, a nourishing diet.
  • Synonyms Strengthening, invigorating, wholesome.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Promoting growth; nutritious.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. That provides nourishment; nutritious
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  • adjective. of or providing nourishment
  • Word Usage
    "Downstairs the servants ate what was called "nourishing" food: herrings and cod and stews and milk puddings."
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    wholesome  
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    nourish