nutritious

adjective

nu·​tri·​tious nu̇-ˈtri-shəs How to pronounce nutritious (audio)
nyu̇-
nutritiously adverb
nutritiousness noun

Examples of nutritious in a Sentence

The food was both nutritious and delicious. opted for a nutritious snack and bought an apple instead of a candy bar
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Participants will also learn how to transform their household kitchen scraps into a rich, fine, and nutritious soil amendment for their gardens using worms. Jake Richardson, The Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2025 Multivitamins cannot outperform the benefits of nutritious food choices, regular physical activity, adequate sleep, and stress management. Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Rdn, Health, 3 Mar. 2025 Week after week, about 1,000 to 1,200 Oahu families have nutritious and culturally relevant meals on their tables thanks to The Pantry by Feeding Hawaii Together — the only e-commerce food pantry in the country. Nour Rahal, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025 And pecorino, for example, has some of the highest nutritious content, including C15:0. Renée Onque, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for nutritious

Word History

Etymology

Latin nutricius, from nutric-, nutrix nurse, from nutrire to nourish — more at nourish

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nutritious was in 1665

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“Nutritious.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nutritious. Accessed 10 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

nutritious

adjective
nu·​tri·​tious n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-əs How to pronounce nutritious (audio)
: providing nutrients : nourishing

Medical Definition

nutritious

adjective
nu·​tri·​tious n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-əs How to pronounce nutritious (audio)
: providing nourishment

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