nonnutritious

Definition of nonnutritiousnext

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Recent Examples of nonnutritious What’s more, a dietitian’s ire is often reserved first and foremost for cheap nonnutritious foods. Bon Appétit, 20 Apr. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonnutritious
Adjective
  • From downtown Los Angeles to the San Gabriel Valley, tens of thousands were enveloped in unhealthful levels of smoke, even as some local officials told residents that the air posed no danger.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • The soil may contain pathogens, pesticides and other unhealthful things.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
  • After more than a decade as a reviewer, Jason Bennett has an unhealthy love for rogue-like survival games and terrible puns.
    Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 28 June 2026
  • Air quality in the Marysvale area is expected to reach unhealthy levels by the afternoon and evening.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 27 June 2026
Adjective
  • Their jail is strange and unwholesome.
    Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Grievous bodily harm, nonconsensual drugging, murder, yes…still, thank god there’s nothing unwholesome here, like say a man in a dress.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Lineage hired contractors who are measuring this noxious gas and other pollution.
    Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • But the real pleasure is the 303 basslines that squirm in between the drums, coating the soundscapes of the tracks in grime and noxious soot.
    Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 1 July 2026
Adjective
  • Epidemics, worsened by the unsanitary conditions caused by the mountains of garbage the government has stopped collecting, combine with the shortage of medicines and the dire state of medical facilities.
    Sarah Moreno July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
  • According to investigators, the girl was found with severely matted hair and living in unsanitary conditions.
    Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
Adjective
  • The team aimed to fashion a rotting meat smell to recreate this slightly unhygienic oral arrangement.
    RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026
  • Airline blankets can be reused from passenger to passenger, which, to state the obvious, is extremely unhygienic.
    Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The weather service also warns not to leave children or pets unattended in vehicles, as car interiors can reach lethal temperatures in a matter of minutes.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
  • At worst, the consequences can be lethal for mothers or babies.
    Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 29 June 2026

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“Nonnutritious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nonnutritious. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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