healthwise

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adverb

With regard to health

OriginProto-Germanic *wīsaz ← Proto-Indo-European *weyd-s-ós ← English health →
Less commonScrabble 19
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Meanings

adverbhealthwise (not comparable)
  1. not comparableWith regard to health

    Our deal was that I take care of him healthwise, after his hospital stay, but I went out instead, and we talked only occasionally.

    2009 March 2, Ellie, “Use, and you will be used”, in Toronto Star

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂ilos
  2. Proto-Germanic*hailaz
  3. Proto-Germanic*hailiþō
  4. Proto-West Germanic*hailiþu
  5. Old Englishhǣlþ
  6. Middle Englishhelthe
  7. Englishhealth
  8. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  10. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-s-ós
  11. Proto-Germanic*wīsaz
  12. Englishhealthwise

From health + -wise.

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APA

healthwise. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/healthwise

MLA

“healthwise.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/healthwise. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “healthwise,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/healthwise.

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