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Word entry · 8 letters

roughage

Best crossword clue

"Dietary bulk"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/Part of speech nounSorted aegghoruStarts with REnds with E2 clues
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Definitions

  1. coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis

Word origin

From rough (“not smooth; crude, unrefined”) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection).

Used in a sentence

  • I keep telling her not to eat all that roughage for brekky; prunes, bran, and baked beans.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Dietary bulk8 letters
02Dietary fiber8 letters

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