salutary

adjective sal·u·tary \ ˈsal-yə-ˌter-ē \

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Definition of salutary

1 : producing a beneficial effect : remedial

salutary influences

2 : promoting health : curative

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salutarily

play \ˌsal-yə-ˈter-ə-lē\ adverb

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salutariness

play \ˈsal-yə-ˌter-ē-nəs\ noun

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Examples of salutary in a Sentence

The accident should be a salutary lesson to be more careful.
the low interest rates should have a salutary effect on business

Recent Examples of salutary from the Web

President Donald Trump showed no signs of absorbing this salutary lesson.

— The Economist, "Harley-Davidson shifts some production out of America," 28 June 2018
What is the psychological theory that says violence causes only fear and more violence in those other contexts but is salutary and character-building in this one?

— david roberts, Vox, "Please don’t spank your kids," 3 July 2018
Yet amid the horror, occasional salutary gleams of light may be glimpsed.

— patrick mcgrath, New York Times, "A Dumping Ground for the Poor, the Criminal and the Mad," 28 June 2018
Studies involving addiction have also produced salutary outcomes.

— kevin canfield, San Francisco Chronicle, "‘How to Change Your Mind,’ by Michael Pollan," 17 May 2018
Could this be a salutary moment to reconfigure the structural aspects of U.S. soccer?

— jennifer calfas, Time, "Why the U.S. Isn't Competing in the 2018 World Cup," 30 Apr. 2018
Very possibly; and one salutary side effect of the cancellation is to draw attention to the Academy itself.

— adam kirsch, The Atlantic, "Readers Don't Need the Nobel Prize in Literature," 7 May 2018
Will Boston be able to benefit from the salutary aspects of this new form of bike rental — and avoid the negatives?

— scott kirsner, BostonGlobe.com, "Dockless rental bikes — lots of them — are coming this summer," 28 Apr. 2018
Jess is smart, easily bored, floundering in physics, and possessed of a tendency, alternately irritating and salutary, to push people to their limits and beyond.

— julia m. klein, Philly.com, "'Sing the Body Electric' at Theatre Exile: Comedy, pathos - and lightning strikes," 26 Apr. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of salutary

Middle French salutaire, from Latin salutaris, from salut-, salus health

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First Known Use: 15th century

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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salutary Synonyms

Synonym Discussion of salutary

healthful, wholesome, salubrious, salutary mean favorable to the health of mind or body. healthful implies a positive contribution to a healthy condition.