pabulary

English

Etymology

From pabulum +‎ -ary.

Adjective

pabulary (comparative more pabulary, superlative most pabulary)

  1. (rare) Of or pertaining to pabulum or fodder.
    The remainder of the farm's budget was set aside for pabulary concerns.
    • 1834, J.S. Forsyth, A dictionary on diet : being a practical treatise on all pabulary and nutritive substances, soild and fluid, with compounds used as food‎[1], 2nd edition, John Churchill, page i:
      [headword only present in title]
    • 1856, Colburn's United Service Magazine and Naval and Military Journal Part II‎[2], Hurst and Blackett, page 219:
      I can scarcely describe in fitting words the transition from the pabulary mortification of the last six or seven days to the luxurious abundance we were destined for a few short hours to enjoy here.
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