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nutritious

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/njuːˈtrɪʃəs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/nuˈtrɪʃəs, nju-/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(no̅o̅ trishəs, nyo̅o̅-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
nu•tri•tious /nuˈtrɪʃəs, nyu-/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. Nutritionproviding nourishment;
    nourishing:Vegetables and grains are nutritious foods.
nu•tri•tious•ly, adv. 
nu•tri•tious•ness, n. [uncountable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nu•tri•tious  (no̅o̅ trishəs, nyo̅o̅-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Nutritionproviding nourishment, esp. to a high degree;
    nourishing;
    healthful:a good, nutritious meal.
  • Latin nūtrītius that suckles, nourishes, variant of nūtrīcius, equivalent. to nūtrīci- (stem of nūtrīx) nurse (see nurse) + -us adjective, adjectival suffix (see -ous)
  • 1655–65
nu•tritious•ly, adv. 
nu•tritious•ness, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nutritious /njuːˈtrɪʃəs/ adj
  1. nourishing, sometimes to a high degree
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin nūtrīcius nourishing, from nūtrix a nursenuˈtritiously adv nuˈtritiousness n
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