unalimentary

English

Etymology

un- +‎ alimentary

Adjective

unalimentary (comparative more unalimentary, superlative most unalimentary)

  1. Not nourishing to eat.
    • 1789, The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, volume 68, page 341:
      Indolence and unalimentary food are the parents of this disease; but to neither are Indians accustomed.
    • 1820, Hans Busk, The Dessert, a Poem: To which is Added the Tea, page 92:
      Earths are perhaps, not altogether unalimentary. The luxurious Capuans paid a considerable tribute to the Neapolitans, for an earth called Leucogaeum which they considered necessary for the preparation of a favourite dish […]
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