BENEFICIAL
ADJECTIVES
1390 ► VAILABLE beneficial, advantageous, profitable; of avail, advantage, or benefit; effectual, efficacious → obs.
1490 ► SALUTARY beneficial, conducive to well-being
1562 ► ELECTUARIOUS beneficial, of the nature of an electuary; wholesome → obs.
1622 ► PROFICUOUS beneficial, profitable, advantageous, useful → obs.
1744 ► BENEFACTORY beneficial, advantageous; conferring a benefit;
1790 ► BENIGNANT beneficial, favourable; said of things
1869 ► BENEFICENTIAL concerned with what is most beneficial to mankind
VERBS
1592 ► BETTER to be beneficial or advantageous → obs.