well-day

well-day
\\ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ noun
: a day characterized by one's freedom from sickness

the victim of a slight, ramshackly physique … never knowing a well-day — V.L.Parrington

specifically : one free from attacks of a recurrent disorder

repeated cold and hot fits … with one or more well-days between them — Michael Underwood


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