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Definition of salutary
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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
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There’s much less deep-frying and more salutary steaming and grilling in Skillets’ kitchen.
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Unsympathetic plaintiffs serve a salutary purpose in the law, reminding politicians and the public that principles must govern even in unsavory circumstances.
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That has overshadowed more salutary events in Europe.
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There’s a kind of elation in seeing both famous and obscure phrases from the plays plucked and resituated, the effect first-rate — distancing, salutary.
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One salutary thing: Liberals are fighting in a way we haven’t seen in our lifetime.
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Of course, there might be less salutary effects as well, and the CAP proposal leaves a number of questions unanswered.
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A big surge in donations now would have huge salutary effects right away:
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For the conservative Mr. Rubio, those were two salutary, interwoven outcomes.
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Origin and Etymology of salutary
Middle French salutaire, from Latin salutaris, from salut-, salus health
Synonym Discussion of salutary
SALUTARY Defined for English Language Learners
salutary
playDefinition of salutary for English Language Learners
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: having a good or helpful result especially after something unpleasant has happened
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