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nutritious
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nu·tri·tious

adjective \nu̇-ˈtri-shəs, nyu̇-\

Definition of NUTRITIOUS

: nourishing
— nu·tri·tious·ly adverb
— nu·tri·tious·ness noun
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Examples of NUTRITIOUS

  1. The food was both nutritious and delicious.
  2. <opted for a nutritious snack and bought an apple instead of a candy bar>

Origin of NUTRITIOUS

Latin nutricius, from nutric-, nutrix nurse, from nutrire to nourish — more at nourish
First Known Use: 1665

Related to NUTRITIOUS

Synonyms
nourishing, nutrient, nutritional, nutritive
Antonyms
nonnutritious, nonnutritive

Rhymes with NUTRITIOUS

ambitious, auspicious, capricious, delicious, factitious, fictitious, flagitious, judicious, lubricious, malicious, officious, pernicious, propitious, pumiceous, seditious, sericeous, suspicious

nu·tri·tious

adjective \n(y)u̇-ˈtrish-əs\   (Medical Dictionary)

Medical Definition of NUTRITIOUS

: providing nourishment

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