| 释义 |
† sustantive, a. Obs. rare.
In 5 -yf.
[? irreg. formed as adj. to sustain; cf. sustenable.]
Having the function of sustaining physical life.
c1400tr. Secr. Secr., Gov. Lordsh. 96 Strengthe nutrityf, and infirmatyf, and sustantyf [orig. nutritiua informatiua & vegetatiua]. Þe wirkynge of þis last, þat þe Auctour clepys vegetatyf, & I here strenght sustantyf, [etc.]. |