salutary

[ sal-yuh-ter-ee ]
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adjective
  1. favorable to or promoting health; healthful.

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

Origin of salutary

1
First recorded in 1480–90; from Latin salūt(āris) (salūt- (stem of salūs ) “health” + -āris -ar1) + -ary

synonym study For salutary

1. See healthy.

Other words for salutary

Other words from salutary

  • sal·u·tar·i·ly [sal-yuh-ter-uh-lee, sal-yuh-tair-], /ˈsæl yəˌtɛr ə li, ˌsæl yəˈtɛər-/, adverb
  • sal·u·tar·i·ness, noun
  • non·sal·u·tar·i·ly, adverb
  • non·sal·u·tar·i·ly·ness, noun
  • non·sal·u·tar·i·ness, noun
  • non·sal·u·tar·y, adjective
  • un·sal·u·tar·y, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for salutary

salutary

/ (ˈsæljʊtərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. promoting or intended to promote an improvement or beneficial effect: a salutary warning

  2. promoting or intended to promote health

Origin of salutary

1
C15: from Latin salūtāris wholesome, from salūs safety

Derived forms of salutary

  • salutarily, adverb
  • salutariness, noun

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