nutritious

[ noo-trish-uhs, nyoo- ]
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adjective
  1. providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.

Origin of nutritious

1
1655–65; <Latin nūtrītius that suckles, nourishes, variant of nūtrīcius, equivalent to nūtrīci- (stem of nūtrīx) nurse (see nurse) + -us adj. suffix (see -ous)

Other words from nutritious

  • 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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British Dictionary definitions for nutritious

nutritious

/ (njuːˈtrɪʃəs) /


adjective
  1. nourishing, sometimes to a high degree

Origin of nutritious

1
C17: from Latin nūtrīcius nourishing, from nūtrix a nurse

Derived forms of nutritious

  • nutritiously, adverb
  • nutritiousness, noun

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