nutritious
[ noo-trish-uhs, nyoo- ]
adjective
providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful: a good, nutritious meal.
Origin of nutritious
1Other 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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How to use nutritious in a sentence
His complexion was dark and forester-like, seeming to show a poor, unnutritious diet.
The Entailed Hat | George Alfred TownsendThis diet was not only unnutritious, but in many cases it caused dysentery and nausea.
First Across the Continent | Noah BrooksPeople not only dislike bread, but regard it as unnutritious.
The Young Mother | William A. Alcott
British Dictionary definitions for nutritious
nutritious
/ (njuːˈtrɪʃəs) /
adjective
nourishing, sometimes to a high degree
Origin of nutritious
1C17: from Latin nūtrīcius nourishing, from nūtrix a nurse
Derived forms of nutritious
- nutritiously, adverb
- nutritiousness, noun
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