dietary

[ dahy-i-ter-ee ]

adjective

1. of or relating to diet:

   a dietary cure.

noun

, plural di·e·tar·ies.

1. a regulated allowance of food.
2. Obsolete. a system or course of diet.

dietary

/ ˈdaɪətərɪ; -trɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to a diet

noun

1. a regulated diet
2. a system of dieting

Other Words From

• die·tari·ly adverb
• pre·die·tary adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dietary¹

1400–50; late Middle English dietarie system of diet. See diet ¹, -ary

Example Sentences

The first is that cornstarch is gluten free, making it the obvious choice for anyone with such dietary restrictions.

From Washington Post

The dietary needs of this creature would probably affect what it’s face looks like.

From Science News For Students

Wolves don’t have had the same dietary limits on protein, the team says.

From Science News For Students

Giuliani also made money from hawking dietary supplements and online fraud prevention services directly to his audience in the middle of his videos.

From Washington Post

At a stop in Pittsburgh, he spent some one-on-one time with University of Pittsburgh Medical Center dietary worker Alexandria Cutler.

From Washington Post

These are just a few of the medical miracles purportedly delivered by dietary supplements.

From The Daily Beast

This dietary supplement originates in China and has been reported to enhance cognitive ability in healthy individuals.

From The Daily Beast

Williams was trying to promote Anatabloc, a dietary supplement developed by his company.

From The Daily Beast

Wood pigeon, pheasant, partridge, grouse, peacocks, hares, wild rabbits, and waterfowl are all dietary staples.

From The Daily Beast

We consulted with the experts to help you decide if you should bend the dietary rules occasionally and how to do it appropriately.

From The Daily Beast

No less than eighty-three species of insects, mostly injurious, have been proved to enter into the dietary.

From Project Gutenberg

Each individual should learn early in life the foods that disagree with him personally and leave such foods out of his dietary.

From Project Gutenberg

Another waste of money by the American is in the false notion that a large proportion of the daily dietary should be meat.

From Project Gutenberg

From the preceding table plan a well-balanced and cheap dietary for one day for a family of five, two adults and three children.

From Project Gutenberg

They conformed to the excellent dietary rules in public, and in private drew upon the luxurious rations of their village caterer.

From Project Gutenberg