Nutritive

Pronunciation: /ˈnuːtrətɪv/

Nutritive (adjective)

  1. Providing substances that help the body grow and stay healthy.
  2. Connected with the process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth.

Examples

  • The soup is highly nutritive and beneficial for recovery.
  • Nutritive meals can improve overall well-being.

Common collocations: nutritive value, highly nutritive, nutritive analysis, nutritive properties

Synonyms of Nutritive

Formal

Neutral

Informal

Antonyms of Nutritive

  • describing food or habits that are not good for health