salutary
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sal·u·tar·y
(săl′yə-tĕr′ē)adj.
1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.
2. Favorable to health; wholesome: a salutary climate.
[Middle English saluter, from Old French salutaire, from Latin salūtāris, from salūs, salūt-, health; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]
sal′u·tar′i·ly (-târ′ə-lē) adv.
sal′u·tar′i·ness n.
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salutary
(ˈsæljʊtərɪ; -trɪ)adj
1. promoting or intended to promote an improvement or beneficial effect: a salutary warning.
2. promoting or intended to promote health
[C15: from Latin salūtāris wholesome, from salūs safety]
ˈsalutarily adv
ˈsalutariness n
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sal•u•tar•y
(ˈsæl yəˌtɛr i)adj.
1. favorable to or promoting health; healthful.
2. promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.
sal′u•tar`i•ly (-ə li) adv.
sal′u•tar`i•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | salutary - 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" healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance" |
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salutary
adjective beneficial, useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, good, practical, good for you, advantageous, win-win It was a new and salutary experience to be in the minority.
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salutary
adjective1. Affording benefit:
2. Promoting good health:
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salutary
adj
(= healthy) → gesund
(= beneficial) advice → nützlich; experience → heilsam, lehrreich; effect → günstig; a salutary reminder that … → eine heilsame or lehrreiche Erinnerung daran, dass …
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sal·u·tar·y
a. saludable.
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