adjective
digestive
deye-JEHS-tihv
adjective
1
Relating to or helping the process of digestion.
"She has a sensitive digestive system."
"Ginger tea is a popular digestive aid."
noun
1
(UK) A type of slightly sweet, wholemeal biscuit.
"He dunked a digestive into his tea."
How to Use Digestive
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRelating to digestion; in Britain, also the name of a common tea-time biscuit.
UK vs US
In the US, "digestive" almost always means the biscuit sense is unfamiliar — Americans would just say "digestive biscuit" or not recognize the snack at all.
Word Forms
more digestive comparative, digestives plural, most digestive superlative
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Etymology
From Old French digestif, from Late Latin digestivus.