alimentary
adjective
al·i·men·ta·ry ˌa-lə-ˈmen-t(ə-)rē 
1
: of or relating to nourishment or nutrition
2
: furnishing sustenance or maintenance
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web My only regret is not having the alimentary bandwidth to try this. 
Kim Westerman, Forbes, 15 June 2022 The film follows a sonic collective trio with rocky interpersonal dynamics, who take up residency at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance and have to answer to the institute’s head, who has her own opinions about their work. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Feb. 2022 Diarrhea in aging cats can indicate hyperthyroidism or alimentary lymphoma. Star Tribune, 23 July 2021 More recently, in Phase I (from 27 years ago), cashew residue on stones suggests the monkeys were moving towards their present-day alimentary focus. The Economist, 27 June 2019 The Ember will encourage and enable alimentary experimentation. Justin Peters, Slate Magazine, 20 Dec. 2017 By the standard alimentary sequence, insects feed on plants or one another, and then birds hunt down insects. Natalie Angier, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017 As an embryo develops, algae suffuses its body, but most becomes concentrated along its gut and alimentary canal. Brandon Keim, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2011 See More
Kim Westerman, Forbes, 15 June 2022 The film follows a sonic collective trio with rocky interpersonal dynamics, who take up residency at an institute devoted to culinary and alimentary performance and have to answer to the institute’s head, who has her own opinions about their work. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Feb. 2022 Diarrhea in aging cats can indicate hyperthyroidism or alimentary lymphoma. Star Tribune, 23 July 2021 More recently, in Phase I (from 27 years ago), cashew residue on stones suggests the monkeys were moving towards their present-day alimentary focus. The Economist, 27 June 2019 The Ember will encourage and enable alimentary experimentation. Justin Peters, Slate Magazine, 20 Dec. 2017 By the standard alimentary sequence, insects feed on plants or one another, and then birds hunt down insects. Natalie Angier, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017 As an embryo develops, algae suffuses its body, but most becomes concentrated along its gut and alimentary canal. Brandon Keim, WIRED, 4 Apr. 2011 See More Word History
Etymology
borrowed from French & New Latin; French alimentaire "relating to nourishment," going back to Middle French, borrowed from New Latin alimentārius, going back to Latin "relating to maintenance by charity, supported by charity," from alimentum "food, sustenance" + -ārius -ary entry 2 — more at aliment entry 1
First Known Use
1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing alimentary
Medical Definition
alimentary
adjective
al·i·men·ta·ry
ˌal-ə-ˈment-ə-rē, -ˈmen-trē
: of, concerned with, or relating to nourishment or to the function of nutrition : nutritive
alimentary processes of the body
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