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unalimentary

adj

Etymology

From un- + alimentary.

  1. derived from alimentum
  2. borrowed from aliment
  3. suffixed as alimentary — “aliment + ary”
  4. prefixed as unalimentary — “un + alimentary”

Definitions

  1. Not nourishing to eat.

    • Indolence and unalimentary food are the parents of this disease; but to neither are Indians accustomed.
    • Earths are perhaps, not altogether unalimentary. The luxurious Capuans paid a considerable tribute to the Neapolitans, for an earth called Leucogaeum which they considered necessary for the preparation of a favourite dish […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA