Definition of SALUTARY

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”).

Scrabble Score: 11

salutary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
salutary: 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