Adjective

(er)

Resembling heath

* {{quote-book, year=1786, author=Boswell, title=Life Of Johnson, Volume 5, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=The hills here, and indeed all the heathy grounds in general, abound with the sweet-smelling plant which the Highlanders call gaul , and (I think) with dwarf juniper in many places. }}

* {{quote-book, year=1884, author=A C and F T Gregory, title=Journals of Australian Explorations, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=The country consists of elevated sandy downs covered with heathy bushes and a few small banksia trees, it being only on the alluvial flats of the river that there is any grass or good soil. }}

* {{quote-book, year=1894, author=John Muir, title=The Mountains of California, chapter=, edition= citation

, passage=Here make ground for a meadow; there, for a garden and grove, making it smooth and fine for small daisies and violets and beds of heathy bryanthus, spicing it well with crystals, garnet feldspar, and zircon." }}

Adjective

(er)

Enjoying health and vigor of body, mind, or spirit: well.

*{{quote-book, year=1935, author= George Goodchild

, title=Death on the Centre Court, chapter=5 , passage=By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy -looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country.}}

Conducive to health.

* {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample

, volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}

Evincing health.

(label) Significant, hefty; beneficial.