Salutary

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈsaljÊŠtəɹi/

Origin

From French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris ("healthful"), from salus ("health").

Full definition of salutary

Adjective

1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.
• 1972, Michael Chanan, Logic LaneWe 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.
2. Promoting good health; wholesome; curative.

Synonyms

• healful

Derived terms

• salutarily
• salutariness

Related terms

• salubrious
• salutation
• salute