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- 1. (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial: "a salutary reminder of where we came from"
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Definition of salutary adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Salutary definition: . See examples of SALUTARY used in a sentence.
May 26, 2024 · 1. favorable to or promoting health; healthful. 2. promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.
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Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from salus (“health”).
(UK) IPA(key): /ˈsaljʊtəɹi/(General American) IPA(key): /ˈsæljətɛɹi/salutary (comparative more salutary, superlative most salutary) 1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial. 1.1. salutaryadvice 1.1. 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Chamber of Death”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides.[…], volume III, London: Henry Colburn,[…], →OCLC, page 268: 1.1.1. The effect was most salutary; a...
“salutary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.“salutary”, in The Century Dictionary[…], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.“salutary”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.salutary. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English sal‧u‧ta‧ry /ˈsæljətəri $ -teri/ adjective formal a salutary experience is unpleasant but teaches you something salutary experience/lesson/reminder etc Losing money in this way taught young Jones a salutary lesson. Examples from the Corpus salutary • Indeed, Evangelicals ...
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.
Definitions of 'salutary' A salutary experience is good for you, even though it may seem difficult or unpleasant at first. [formal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'salutary' British English: sæljʊtri American English: sælyətɛri. More. Synonyms of 'salutary' • beneficial, useful, valuable, helpful [...] • healthy, healthful, salubrious [...]
