nutritious

American  

[noo-trish-uhs, nyoo-] / nuˈtrɪʃ əs, nyu- /

adjective

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

   a good, nutritious meal.

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nutritious British  

/ njuːˈtrɪʃəs /

adjective

1. nourishing, sometimes to a high degree

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Other Word Forms

• nonnutritious adjective
• nonnutritiously adverb
• nonnutritiousness noun
• nutritiously adverb
• nutritiousness noun
• subnutritious adjective
• subnutritiously adverb
• subnutritiousness noun
• unnutritious adjective
• unnutritiously adverb

Etymology

Origin of nutritious

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

Example Sentences

Improving U.S. eating habits and the availability of nutritious foods is an issue with broad bipartisan support, and has been a long-standing goal of Kennedy’s Make America Healthy Again movement.

From Los Angeles Times

After assuming the presidency he launched a free meal initiative aimed at tackling child malnutrition, which he said provided nutritious food to 55 million people.

From Barron's

The world is now home to about 8.3 billion people, and millions still do not have enough nutritious food.

From Science Daily

Ms Brown called for the government to make nutritious options "more affordable, accessible and appealing".

From BBC

"Fern came to us very underweight after raising five hungry pups outdoors, so we focused straightaway on building her back up with a really nutritious diet," Ms Pollen said.

From BBC