— nutritively , adv. — nutritiveness , n.
/nooh"tri tiv, nyooh"-/ , adj.
1. serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious.
2. of, pertaining to, or concerned with nutrition: foods with high nutritive value.
n.
3. an item of nourishing food: a breakfast of cereals, fruits, and other nutritives.
[ 1350-1400; nutritivus, equiv. to nutrit- (see NUTRITION) + -ivus -IVE; r. ME nutritif ]