fotive

F4O1T1I1V4E1
/ˈfəʊtɪv/

adjective

nourishing

OriginLatin fovere →
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Meanings

adjectivefotive (comparative more fotive, superlative most fotive)

comparative more fotive · superlative most fotive

  1. obsoletenourishing

    barren seeds That drop from heaven, if I not cherish them With my distilling dews, and fotive heat

    1633, Thomas Carew, Coelum Britanicum

Origin

  1. Latinfovere
  2. Englishfotive

From Latin fovere, fotum (“to keep warm, to cherish”).

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APA

fotive. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fotive

MLA

“fotive.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fotive. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fotive,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fotive.

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