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

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
The result of believing the world was ending was usually not very salutary: Crusades, revolts and mass hysteria often followed both the predictions and their failure.

— rabbi david wolpe, Time, "Why We Shouldn't Be So Sure of Our Predictions About the Future," 20 Apr. 2018
Ironically, the value of John D. Rockefeller’s stock in these new companies doubled within two years, thanks to the salutary effects of competition and the rapidly growing market for gasoline.

— john steele gordon, WSJ, "Regulators Take On Silicon Valley, as They Did Earlier Innovators," 17 Apr. 2018
His tone is often contentious, but, amid increasing dismay about technology’s influence on contemporary life, such forceful questioning is salutary.

— sheelah kolhatkar, The New Yorker, "Briefly Noted," 2 Apr. 2018
The play is a reminder — salutary, obvious — that there’s a face behind each immigration form, a history attached to each petition for asylum.

— alexis soloski, New York Times, "Review: ‘Old Stock,’ an Immigrant Love Story Set to Klezmer," 19 Mar. 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.