- (a.) Serving to promote health of body or mind; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthful air, diet.
- (a.) Indicating, characterized by or resulting from, health or soundness; as, a healthful condition.
- (a.) Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole; sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful plant.
- (a.) Well-disposed; favorable.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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