salutary

[ sal-yuh-ter-ee ]

/ ˈsæl yəˌtɛr i /

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adjective

favorable to or promoting health; healthful.

promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.

OTHER WORDS FOR salutary

1 salubrious.

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Origin of salutary

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

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1. See healthy.

OTHER WORDS FROM salutary

sal·u·tar·i·ly

[sal-yuh-ter-uh-lee, sal-yuh-tair-], /ˈsæl yəˌtɛr ə li, ˌsæl yəˈtɛər-/, adverbsal·u·tar·i·ness, nounnon·sal·u·tar·i·ly, adverbnon·sal·u·tar·i·ly·ness, noun

non·sal·u·tar·i·ness, nounnon·sal·u·tar·y, adjectiveun·sal·u·tar·y, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH salutary

salubrious, salutary

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salugi, Saluki, saluretic, Salus, salus populi suprema lex esto, salutary, salutation, salutatorian, salutatorium, salutatory, salute

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How to use salutary in a sentence

The Sussex’s ferocious response to such intrusions has been remarkable, and a salutary reminder to the press that Harry and Meghan will go to extreme measures to protect their children’s privacy.
How Harry and Meghan Made Sure Archie and Lilibet Grow Up in Total Privacy|Tom Sykes|October 8, 2021|The Daily Beast
Nevertheless, it is not surprising that a new generation seeks to reclaim something salutary from a shameful era.
‘Generation War’ Lets World War II Germans Off Too Easily|Jack Schwartz|January 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
After all, not committing fouls is a good, even salutary, thing.
The GOP’s Three Fiscal Lies|Michael Tomasky|March 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The exposure from Girls surely will be salutary by getting OCD the disease out in the open.
‘Girls’ Shows Us the Real OCD With Hannah’s Brutal Q-Tip Scene|Kent Sepkowitz|March 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST

But this salutary revolution, like so many revolutions, overstepped, and resulted in the Great Inversion.
Why Can't We Talk About Culture?|Gil Troy|August 3, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But Cathcart also thought this was a salutary day for Fleet Street and the British Press.
Rupert Murdoch’s Stunning Exit: A ‘Saigon Moment’|Peter Jukes|July 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This is a salutary rule of the law, which the courts everywhere do not hesitate to enforce.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
I hope having a younger sister, and outgrowing baby charms may be salutary.
The Daisy Chain|Charlotte Yonge
In spite of herself, Marguerite got accustomed to this new existence, whose salutary effects she already realized.
Camille (La Dame aux Camilias)|Alexandre Dumas, fils
The Church adjudged Simone heretic, and condemned her for salutary penance to the bread of suffering and the water of affliction.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France
I was very much surprised to find a planet where Nature had not forgotten this salutary provision.
Urania|Camille Flammarion

British Dictionary definitions for salutary

salutary

/ (ˈsæljʊtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

promoting or intended to promote an improvement or beneficial effecta salutary warning

promoting or intended to promote health

Derived forms of salutary

salutarily, adverbsalutariness, noun

Word Origin for salutary

C15: from Latin salūtāris wholesome, from salūs safety

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