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salutary - 6 dictionary results

sal⋅u⋅tar⋅y

[sal-yuh-ter-ee]
–adjective
1. favorable to or promoting health; healthful.
2. promoting or conducive to some beneficial purpose; wholesome.

Origin:
1480–90; < L salūt(āris) (salūt- (s. of salūs) health + -āris -ar 1 ) + -ary


sal⋅u⋅tar⋅i⋅ly [sal-yuh-ter-uh-lee, sal-yuh-tair-] , adverb
sal⋅u⋅tar⋅i⋅ness, noun


1. salubrious. See healthy.
sal·u·tar·y   (sāl'yə-těr'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.

Salutary

Sal"u*ta*ry\, a. [L. salutaris, from salus, -utis, health, safety: cf. F. salutaire. See Salubrious.]

1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise.

2. Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose; beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design.

Syn: Wholesome; healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful; advantageous; profitable. -- Sal"u*ta*ri*ly, adv. -- Sal"u*ta*ri*ness, n.

salutary 
1490, from M.Fr. salutaire "beneficial," from L. salutaris "healthful," from salus (gen. salutis) "good health" (see salute).

Main Entry: sal·u·tary
Pronunciation: 'sal-y&-"ter-E
Function: adjective
: promoting health : CURATIVE

salutary sal·u·tar·y (sāl'yə-těr'ē)
adj.
Favorable to health; wholesome.

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