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

Vella said the previous holiday voucher scheme meant families had "consistent access to nutritious meals" outside term time.

From BBC

Labeling a food as ultraprocessed doesn’t always indicate whether or not it’s nutritious, and that could cause confusion.

From MarketWatch

He said the holiday vouchers had meant families had "consistent access to nutritious meals" outside term time.

From BBC

Electronic tchotchkes are ubiquitous but many people have little or no access to nutritious food or health care as our environment is run through a meat grinder and set on fire.

From Salon

Koh said his overseas posting afforded him luxuries nearly impossible to find at home: steady electricity, nutritious meals and internet access.

From The Wall Street Journal