- nutritious
- adjective Etymology: Latin nutricius, from nutric-, nutrix nurse, from nutrire to nourish — more at nourish Date: 1665 nourishing • nutritiously adverb • nutritiousness noun
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Nutritious — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
nutritious — index salubrious, salutary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
nutritious — (adj.) 1660s, from L. nutricius that which nourishes, nurses, from nutrix (gen. nutricis) a nurse, from nutrire (see NOURISH (Cf. nourish)). Related: Nutritiously … Etymology dictionary
nutritious — [adj] healthy alimental, alimentative, balanced, beneficial, good, healthful, health giving, invigorating, nourishing, nutrient, nutrimental, nutritive, salubrious, salutary, strengthening, wholesome; concept 462 Ant. bad, insubstantial,… … New thesaurus
nutritious — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ full of nutrients; nourishing. DERIVATIVES nutritiously adverb … English terms dictionary
nutritious — [no͞o trish′əs, nyo͞otrish′əs] adj. [L nutricius: see NURSE] nourishing; of value as food nutritiously adv. nutritiousness n … English World dictionary
nutritious — 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
nutritious — [[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:… … English dictionary
nutritious — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ make sth ▪ Adapt your usual eating regime to make it more nutritious. ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very … Collocations dictionary
nutritious — nu|tri|tious [ nu trıʃəs ] adjective nutritious foods provide the substances that people need in order to be healthy: a nutritious meal … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
nutritious — adjective food that is nutritious is full of the natural substances that your body needs to stay healthy or to grow properly; nourishing: Wholemeal bread is more nutritious than white bread … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
