The meaning of NUTRITIOUS is nourishing. How to use nutritious in a sentence.

Various qualities of food (Definition of nutritious from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Nutritious definition: providing nourishment, especially to a high degree; nourishing; healthful.. See examples of NUTRITIOUS used in a sentence.

Definition of nutritious adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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 …

nutritious (njuːˈtrɪʃəs) adj nourishing, sometimes to a high degree [C17: from Latin nūtrīcius nourishing, from nūtrix a nurse]

nu•tri•tious•ly, adv. nu•tri•tious•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025 nu•tri•tious (no̅o̅ trish′ əs, nyo̅o̅-), adj. Nutrition …

• Potatoes are naturally nutritious and kind in calories, unless you add a high-fat topping such as cheese or sour cream. • I eat a lot of beans, lentils and vegetables, which are nutritious but …

nutritious, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

Nutritious and nutritional are synonymous in meaning but are used in different contexts. Both words mean "nourishing" or "giving healthy nourishment," but, as you'll see from the examples …