salutiferous

adjective

ˌsal-yə-ˈti-f(ə-)rəs How to pronounce salutiferous (audio)
Definition of salutiferousnext
as in healthy
beneficial to the health of body or mind the thirsty wayfarer eagerly took a drink of the spring's salutiferous water

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  1. healthy
  2. good
  3. medicinal
Adjective
  • Current reports from the ship confirm continuous access to clean water, functional AC, and healthy meal options.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • So swimming, a life-enhancing, healthy activity, indoors and especially outdoors in nature, has been vastly curtailed.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of healthy
Adjective
  • For the mostly Hispanic agriculture and food processing workers, the data center boom hasn’t been all good.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Villa’s recent warm-up defeat to Bayern Munich, though a 2-1 loss, will have offered a useful gauge of what facing elite opposition demands and should stand them in good stead for the level of intensity this game in Salzburg will require.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of good
Adjective
  • And there’s a reason people have been using this plant for more than 1,000 years for its feel-good and medicinal properties.
    — Sarah Klein, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Don’t fear the abundance of berries mixed with cherry—this fragrance doesn’t skew medicinal.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of medicinal
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“Salutiferous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salutiferous. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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