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nutritious

[ noo-trish-uhs, nyoo- ]

adjective

  1. providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful:

    a good, nutritious meal.



nutritious

/ njuːˈtrɪʃəs /

adjective

  1. nourishing, sometimes to a high degree


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Derived Forms

  • nuˈtritiousness, noun
  • nuˈtritiously, adverb

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Other Words From

  • nu·tritious·ly adverb
  • nu·tritious·ness noun
  • nonnu·tritious adjective
  • nonnu·tritious·ly adverb
  • nonnu·tritious·ness noun
  • subnu·tritious adjective
  • subnu·tritious·ly adverb
  • subnu·tritious·ness noun
  • unnu·tritious adjective
  • unnu·tritious·ly adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nutritious1

1655–65; < Latin nūtrītius that suckles, nourishes, variant of nūtrīcius, equivalent to nūtrīci- (stem of nūtrīx ) nurse ( nurse ) + -us adj. suffix ( -ous )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of nutritious1

C17: from Latin nūtrīcius nourishing, from nūtrix a nurse

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Example Sentences

Meat, especially outside the park, is a nutritious but deadly alternative to pine nuts.

More than 15 million Americans eat unhealthy food because nutritious meals are too expensive.

Truer words were never spoken (except for maybe the whole "nutritious" thing).

"Ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food," he declared on July 9, 1984.

Well, no, actually you are feeding your kids properly by giving them healthy, nutritious food, and emotional sustenance, too.

No food can be substituted for the well-filled udder of the parent, which is so safe, healthful, and nutritious.

The progeny were pushed with a full supply of nutritious food, and systematically brought to early maturity.

They are oleaginous, and nutritious; and are used as a substitute for almonds.

As an article of food, asparagus, in moderation, is both wholesome and nutritious.

The quinoa seeds, when boiled, are both pleasant and nutritious, but especially so when boiled in milk.

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