Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Capable of being nourished: as, the nourishable parts of the body.
- Capable of giving nourishment; nutritious.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Capable of being nourished.
- adjective obsolete Capable of giving nourishment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Capable of being
nourished .
Etymologies
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nourish + -able
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Examples
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I made a nourishable meal and then sat down before the fire to smoke and think.
The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough
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