— dietetically , adv.
/duy'i tet"ik/ , adj. Also, dietetical .
1. pertaining to diet or to regulation of the use of food.
2. prepared or suitable for special diets, esp. those requiring a restricted sugar intake: a jar of dietetic jelly.
n.
3. dietetics , ( used with a sing. v. ) the science concerned with the nutritional planning and preparation of foods.
[ 1535-45; diaeteticus diatetikós, equiv. to diate-, var. s. of diaitân to treat, regulate (deriv. of díaita DIET 1 ) + -tikos -TIC ]