Meanings
comparative more digestive · superlative 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.
1847 March 30, Herman Melville, Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas; […], London: John Murray, […], →OCLC
plural digestives
- CanadaIrelandUKA digestive biscuit.
I bought a packet of chocolate digestives.
1 more example
I made a mistake and bought plain digestives instead of chocolate ones.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Late Latindīgestīvus
- Old Frenchdigestif
- Englishdigestive
From Old French digestif, from Late Latin dīgestīvus. Doublet of digestif.
More words from Old French, Late Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic هَضْمِيّ, جِهَاز هَضْمِيّ
- هَضْمِيّ (haḍmiyy)of, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- جِهَاز هَضْمِيّ (jihāz haḍmiyy)substance that aids digestion
Bulgarian храносмилателен
- храносмилателен (hranosmilatelen)of, relating to, or functioning in digestion
Catalan digestiu, digestiu
- digestiuof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- digestiuthat causes or promotes digestion
- digestiusubstance that aids digestion
Czech trávicí, digestiv
- trávicíof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- digestivsubstance that aids digestion
Finnish ruoansulatus-, digestiivinen
- ruoansulatus-of, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- digestiivinenof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- ruoansulatusta edistäväthat causes or promotes digestion
- digestiivinenthat causes or promotes digestion
- digestiivisubstance that aids digestion
- ruoansulatuslääkesubstance that aids digestion
German digestiv, digestiv
- digestivof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- digestivthat causes or promotes digestion
Greek πεπτικός
- πεπτικός (peptikós)of, relating to, or functioning in digestion
Hungarian emésztési, emésztő-
- emésztésiof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- emésztő-of, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- emésztéssegítőthat causes or promotes digestion
- emésztést segítőthat causes or promotes digestion
Indonesian digestif
- digestifof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
Japanese 消化剤, 消化薬
- 消化剤 (shōkazai)substance that aids digestion
- 消化薬 (shōkayaku)substance that aids digestion
Korean 소화제
- 소화제 (sohwaje)substance that aids digestion
Portuguese digestivo, digestivo
- digestivoof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- digestivosubstance that aids digestion
Russian пищевари́тельный
- пищевари́тельный (piščevarítelʹnyj)of, relating to, or functioning in digestion
Scottish Gaelic meirbheach, meirbheach
- meirbheachof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- meirbheachthat causes or promotes digestion
Spanish digestivo, digestivo
- digestivoof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- digestivothat causes or promotes digestion
- digestivosubstance that aids digestion
Swedish matsmältnings-, digestiv
- matsmältnings-of, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- digestivof, relating to, or functioning in digestion
- digestivthat causes or promotes digestion
Cite this entry
digestive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digestive
“digestive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digestive. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “digestive,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/digestive.
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