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salutary

American  
[sal-yuh-ter-ee] / ˈsæl yəˌtɛr i /

adjective

  1. favorable to or promoting health; healthful.

    Synonyms:
    salubrious

  2. promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.

salutary British  
/ -trɪ, ˈsæljʊtərɪ /

adjective

  1. promoting or intended to promote an improvement or beneficial effect

    a salutary warning

  2. promoting or intended to promote health

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Related Words

See healthy.

Other Word Forms

  • nonsalutarily adverb
  • nonsalutarilyness noun
  • nonsalutariness noun
  • nonsalutary adjective
  • salutarily adverb
  • salutariness noun
  • unsalutary adjective

Etymology

Origin of salutary

First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin salūt(āris) ( salūt- (stem of salūs ) “health” + -āris -ar 1 ) + -ary

Example Sentences

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One salutary side effect may be to encourage hospitals to improve patient care at lower cost.

From The Wall Street Journal

It will have the most salutary effect in the area of medical diagnostics and devices.

From Barron's

It will have the most salutary effect in the area of medical diagnostics and devices.

From Barron's

It will have the most salutary effect in the area of medical diagnostics and devices.

From Barron's

The overall message to our adversaries is salutary.

From The Wall Street Journal

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