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salutary

adj
/ˈsaljʊtəɹi/UK/ˈsæljətɛɹi/US

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from salus (“health”).

  1. borrowed from salutaris
  2. borrowed from salutaire

Definitions

  1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement

    Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial.

    • salutary advice
    • We do it here historically, and I think it's, um, very salutary to know quite a bit about the history of ideas, particularly in philosophy which always suffers from a tendency to follow the latest fashion.

  2. Promoting good health and physical well-being

    Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.

    • In the living state, the body is observed to […] reject what is noxious; to select what is salutary; […]

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Derived

nonsalutary, salutarily, salutariness, unsalutary

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA