nourishing

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nourishing

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of nourish

adjective more nourishing · most nourishing

That provides nourishment; nutritious. The Cleveland Clinic’s Sukol thinks the word “healthy” is confusing and should be replaced with the term “nourishing,” as some processed foods have been marketed as “healthy.”
Similar: solid

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adj that provides nourishment

中文	滋補 /滋补 zībǔ
हिन्दी	पोषक poṣak, पौष्टिक pauṣṭik
Português	nutritivo
Deutsch	nahrhaft, ernährend
Italiano	nutriente, fortificante
Ελληνικά	θρεπτικός threptikós
Română	nutritiv, nutritor

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@misc{nourishing_2026,
  title = {nourishing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nourishing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}