Meanings
comparative more healthfully · superlative most healthfully
- In a healthful manner.
Some have argued that low-income households cannot afford to eat healthfully due to the high cost of these foods. Income is one component of the cost equation. We find that low-income households spend less on fruits and vegetables, […]
2011, Hayden Stewart, Are Lower Income Households Willing to Budget for Fruits and Vegetables?, DIANE Publishing, →ISBNSynonyms: healthily
Synonyms & antonyms
adverbIn a healthful manner.
Origin
- Middle Englishhelthfully
- Englishhealthfully
From Middle English helthfully, equivalent to healthful + -ly.
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Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
healthfully. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/healthfully
“healthfully.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/healthfully. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “healthfully,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/healthfully.
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