digestive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus. Doublet of digestif.
Meanings
- Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
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That causes or promotes digestion.
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.
1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more digestive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most digestive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
digestive tract · cardiodigestive · interdigestive · digestiveness · biliodigestive · maldigestive · digestive system · orodigestive · antidigestive · autodigestive · nondigestive · postdigestive · aerodigestive · extradigestive · digestively
Translations (35)
ca digestiu (that causes or promotes digestion) · my အစာချေဖျက်မှု (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · hu emésztési (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · ru пищевари́тельный (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · hu emésztéssegítő (that causes or promotes digestion) · hu emésztő- (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · sv digestiv (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · pt digestivo (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · ast dixestivu (that causes or promotes digestion) · fi digestiivinen (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · de digestiv (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · sv digestiv (that causes or promotes digestion) · gl dixestivo (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · fi ruoansulatusta edistävä (that causes or promotes digestion) · my အစာချေဖျက်သည့် (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · sv matsmältnings- (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · de digestiv (that causes or promotes digestion) · ast dixestivu (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · my အစာချေဖျက်ခြင်းဆိုင်ရာ (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · fi digestiivinen (that causes or promotes digestion) · es digestivo (that causes or promotes digestion) · el πεπτικός (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · bg храносмилателен (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · hu emésztést segítő (that causes or promotes digestion) · gl dixestivo (that causes or promotes digestion) · es digestivo (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · cs trávicí (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · gd meirbheach (that causes or promotes digestion) · fi ruoansulatus- (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · ca digestiu (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · my အစာချေဖျက်ခြင်း c du (that causes or promotes digestion) · gd meirbheach (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · id digestif (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · my အစာချေဖျက်သော (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion) · ar هَضْمِيّ (of, relating to, or functioning in digestion)