Meanings
adjective
- Not providing nourishment.
The taste and digestion are often depraved, anorexia, nausea, inappetence and vomiting supervene, the woman desires innutritious or disgusting food, such as chalk, cinders, putrescent animal food, […]
1836, Michael Ryan, A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishnutritious
- Englishinnutritious
From in- + nutritious.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
APA
innutritious. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innutritious
MLA
“innutritious.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innutritious. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “innutritious,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/innutritious.
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