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Definitions for salutary
ˈsæl yəˌtɛr isalu·ta·ry

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. good, salutaryadjective

    tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health

    "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"

Wiktionary

  1. salutaryadjective

    Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.

  2. salutaryadjective

    Promoting good health; wholesome; curative.

  3. Etymology: From salutaire and its source,, from.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. SALUTARYadjective

    Wholsome; healthful; safe; advantageous; contributing to health or safety.

    Etymology: salutaire, Fr. salutaris, Latin.

    The gardens, yards, and avenues are dry and clean; and so more salutary as more elegant. John Ray.

    It was want of faith in our Saviour’s countrymen, which hindered him from shedding among them the salutary emanations of his divine virtue; and he did not many mighty works there, because of their unbelief. Richard Bentley.

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  1. salutary

    Salutary generally refers to something that is beneficial, helpful, or promotes a positive effect, particularly for one's health or wellbeing. It can also refer to something that, although initially unpleasant or unwelcome, results in some important lesson or personal growth.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Salutaryadjective

    wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise

  2. Salutaryadjective

    promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose; beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Salutary

    sal′ū-tar-i, adj. belonging to health: promoting health or safety: wholesome: beneficial.—n. Salūdador′ (obs.), a quack who cures by incantations.—adv. Sal′ūtarily, in a salutary manner: favourably to health.—n. Sal′ūtariness.—adj. Salūtif′erous, health-bearing.—adv. Salūtif′erously. [L. salutarissalus, health.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of salutary in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of salutary in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of salutary in a Sentence

  1. Khalifa Sall:

    It's a salutary decision since he was arbitrarily imprisoned, but the fight is not over. We want an amnesty.

  2. Bharavi:

    As drops of bitter medicine, though minute, may have a salutary force, so words, though few and painful, uttered seasonably, may rouse the prostrate energies of those who meet misfortune with despondency.

  3. Craig Pirrong:

    The glut increases liquidity. Liquidity enhances optionality. Optionality creates value. Don't stymie this salutary development. Go with it. It will pay off in both the short term and the long term.

  4. W. Somerset Maugham:

    It is salutary to train oneself to be no more affected by censure than by praise.

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