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healthful
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
healthful
(adjective)
healthful
/
ˈ
hɛlθfəl/
adjective
healthful
/
ˈ
hɛlθfəl/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of HEALTHFUL
[
more healthful; most healthful
]
:
good for your health
:
healthy
healthful
living
a
healthful
lifestyle/diet
The meal was both
healthful
and satisfying.
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— healthfully
adverb
— healthfulness
noun
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noncount
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