calorie-conscious
adjective C1
Plain meaning
careful about how many calories one eats
Exam-register meaning
In academic or exam contexts, it means careful about how many calories one eats, usually in a more formal register.
In context
naturalHis response sounded calorie-conscious, so the conversation became difficult.
examThe passage presents a calorie-conscious assessment of the policy’s wider consequences.
Common collocations
a calorie-conscious responsecalorie-conscious behavioura calorie-conscious situation
Watch out
Do not use “very calorie-conscious” automatically; some advanced adjectives already carry a strong meaning or need a more natural intensifier.
Word family
calorie (consciousness (noun, where natural))calorie (consciously (adverb, where natural))