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Adjective: nourished  nur-isht or nú-risht [N. Amer], nú-risht [Brit]
  1. Being provided with adequate nourishment
    "Richly nourished animals produce less"
Verb: nourish  nur-ish or nú-rish [N. Amer], nú-rish [Brit]
  1. Provide with nourishment
    "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children";
    - nurture, sustain
     
  2. Give nourishment to
    "The rich soil nourished the growing plants";
    - nutrify [archaic], aliment [archaic]

See also: corn-fed, full, overfed, replete, stall-fed, well-fed, well-nourished

Type of: cater, feed, give, provide, put up, supply

Antonym: malnourished

Encyclopedia: Nourished