digestive
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digestive
- /daɪˈdʒɛstɪv/ UK
Where it comes from
From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus. Doublet of digestif.
adjective more digestive · most digestive
- Of, relating to, or functioning in digestion.
- 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.
noun digestives
- A substance that aids digestion.
- A digestive biscuit. I bought a packet of chocolate digestives.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: digester, peptic, digest, alimentary, digestion, assimilate, absorb, indigestion, stomach, enteric, gut, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, liqueur, tract, jumpy
Translations
Talk about this word "digestive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/digestive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. digestive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/digestive "digestive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/digestive.Cite this
@misc{digestive_2026,
title = {digestive},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/digestive},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
