Meaning & use
digestive
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relating to the process of digestion, or aiding digestion.
See it in a sentence
The doctor recommended more fiber to improve his digestive health.
She sipped peppermint tea for its digestive benefits after the large meal.
A note on using this word
In British English, a digestive also refers to a common semi-sweet biscuit, unrelated to the medical meaning.
Another way to use it
2. noun
(British) a semi-sweet biscuit, often eaten with tea.
He dunked a digestive into his cup of tea.
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