In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
NUTRITIOUS
alimentary, alimental, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious, nutritive
(adjective) of or providing nourishment; “good nourishing stew”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
nutritious (comparative more nutritious, superlative most nutritious)
(of food or drink) Providing nutrients; healthy to eat.
Source: Wiktionary
Nu*tri"tious, a. Etym: [L. nutricius, nutritius, from nutrix, -icis, a nurse, nutrire to nourish. See Nurse, Nourish.]
Definition: Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental.
– Nu*tri"tious*ly, adv.
– Nu*tri"tious*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
16 November 2024
LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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