Nutritious Meaning
/njuːˈtɹɪʃəs/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjProviding nutrients; healthy to eat or drink.
adjSalutary.
Sentence Examples
You have to eat nutritious foods.
I had a nutritious breakfast.
You can't eat it just because it is nutritious.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
For a quick breakfast, she ate a bowl of oatmeal because it is very ____ and keeps her full.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The school cafeteria serves ____ meals that are designed to meet strict health guidelines.
Word Origin & History
Learned borrowing from Latin nūtrītius, from nūtrītus, from nūtrīre.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"A cumbrous, circuitous, and often a sophisticative mode of commenting upon the Prophets, and of darkening their meaning, had taken the place of what might have been a nutritious popular instruction."
— 1861, Isaac Taylor, The Spirit of the Hebrew Poetry, page 247:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
For a quick breakfast, she ate a bowl of oatmeal because it is very ____ and keeps her full.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The school cafeteria serves ____ meals that are designed to meet strict health guidelines.