salutary
Adjective Satellite
- tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health
- "the salutary influence of pure air"
Adj
- Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial.
- Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.
Adjective
- Producing a beneficial or healthful effect, often unexpectedly.
Examples
- salutary advice
- The loss was salutary; it taught him to always save an ’S’ for future plays.
Origin / Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from salus (“health”).
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Scrabble Score: 11
salutary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsalutary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
salutary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 12
salutary: valid Words With Friends Word