Definition of beneficial
Etymology
From Late Latin beneficiālis (“beneficial”), from Latin beneficium (“benefit, favor, kindness”).
Adjective
beneficial (comparative more beneficial, superlative most beneficial)
- Helpful or good to something or someone.
Recycling and reusing garbage can have beneficial effects on the environment.
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