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Webster 1913 Edition
Salutary
Sal′u-ta-ry
,Adj.
1.
Wholesome; healthful; promoting health;
as,
. salutary
exercise2.
Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose; beneficial; advantageous;
as, a
. salutary
design
Syn. – Wholesome; healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful; advantageous; profitable.
– Sal′u-ta-ri-ly
(#)
, adv.
Sal′u-ta-ri-ness
, Noun.
Webster 1828 Edition
Salutary
SAL'UTARY
,Adj.
1.
Wholesome; healthful; promoting health. Diet and exercise are salutary to men of sedentary habits.2.
Promotive of public safety; contributing to some beneficial purpose. The strict discipline of youth has a salutary effect on society.Definition 2024
salutary
salutary
English
Adjective
salutary (comparative more salutary, superlative most salutary)
- Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.
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- We do it here historically, and I think it's, um, very salutary to know quite a bit about the history of ideas, particularly in philosophy which always suffers from a tendency to follow the latest fashion.
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- Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.
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effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice
promoting good health and physical well-being