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healthful

health·ful

US/ˈhɛlθfʌl/ uncommon archaic

adjective

1.

conducive to good health of body or mind

  • “a healthful climate”
  • “a healthful environment”
  • “healthful nutrition”
  • “healthful sleep”
  • “Dickens”
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2.

free from filth and pathogens

  • “sanitary conditions for preparing food”
  • “a sanitary washroom”
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Origin

From Middle English helthful, helþful, helþeful, equivalent to health + -ful.

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