In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
HEALTHIER
fitter, healthier
(adjective) improved in health or physical condition
HEALTHY
goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidy
(adjective) large in amount or extent or degree; “it cost a considerable amount”; “a goodly amount”; “received a hefty bonus”; “a respectable sum”; “a tidy sum of money”; “a sizable fortune”
healthy
(adjective) having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; “a rosy healthy baby”; “staying fit and healthy”
healthy, intelligent, levelheaded, level-headed, sound
(adjective) exercising or showing good judgment; “healthy scepticism”; “a healthy fear of rattlesnakes”; “the healthy attitude of French laws”; “healthy relations between labor and management”; “an intelligent solution”; “a sound approach to the problem”; “sound advice”; “no sound explanation for his decision”
healthy
(adjective) financially secure and functioning well; “a healthy economy”
healthy, salubrious, good for you
(adjective) promoting health; healthful; “a healthy diet”; “clean healthy air”; “plenty of healthy sleep”; “healthy and normal outlets for youthful energy”; “the salubrious mountain air and water”- C.B.Davis; “carrots are good for you”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
healthier
comparative form of healthy
Source: Wiktionary
HEALTHY
Health"y, a. [Compar. Healthier; superl. Healthiest.]
1. Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy chid; a healthy plant. His mind was now in a firm and healthy state. Macaulay.
2. Evincing health; as, a healthy pulse; a healthy complexion.
3. Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as, a healthy exercise; a healthy climate.
Syn.
– Vigorous; sound; hale; salubrious; healthful; wholesome; salutary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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