nutritious

  • 1Nutritious — Nu*tri tious, a. [L. nutricius, nutritius, from nutrix, icis, a nurse, nutrire to nourish. See {Nurse}, {Nourish}.] Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental. {Nu*tri tious*ly}, adv. {Nu*tri tious*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2nutritious — index salubrious, salutary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3nutritious — (adj.) 1660s, from L. nutricius that which nourishes, nurses, from nutrix (gen. nutricis) a nurse, from nutrire (see NOURISH (Cf. nourish)). Related: Nutritiously …

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  • 4nutritious — [adj] healthy alimental, alimentative, balanced, beneficial, good, healthful, health giving, invigorating, nourishing, nutrient, nutrimental, nutritive, salubrious, salutary, strengthening, wholesome; concept 462 Ant. bad, insubstantial,… …

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  • 5nutritious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ full of nutrients; nourishing. DERIVATIVES nutritiously adverb …

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  • 6nutritious — [no͞o trish′əs, nyo͞otrish′əs] adj. [L nutricius: see NURSE] nourishing; of value as food nutritiously adv. nutritiousness n …

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  • 7nutritious — nu|tri|tious [nju:ˈtrıʃəs US nu: ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: nutricius, from nutrix nurse ] food that is nutritious is full of the natural substances that your body needs to stay healthy or to grow properly ▪ Wholemeal bread is more… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8nutritious — [[t]njuːtrɪ̱ʃəs, AM nuː [/t]] ADJ GRADED Nutritious food contains substances which help your body to be healthy. It is always important to choose enjoyable, nutritious foods... Some ready made meals are nutritious and very easy to prepare. Syn:… …

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  • 9nutritious — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ make sth ▪ Adapt your usual eating regime to make it more nutritious. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very …

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  • 10nutritious — nu|tri|tious [ nu trıʃəs ] adjective nutritious foods provide the substances that people need in order to be healthy: a nutritious meal …

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