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   sal·u·tar·y

   /ˈsalyəˌterē/

   adjective

   • 1. (especially with reference to something unwelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial: "a salutary reminder of where we came from" Similar beneficialgoodgood for oneadvantageousprofitableproductivehelpfulusefulof useof servicevaluableworthwhilepracticalrelevanttimelyOpposite unwelcomeirrelevant
   • ▪ health-giving: "the salutary Atlantic air" Similar healthyhealth-givinghealthfulsalubriousbeneficialgood for one's healthwholesomeOpposite unhealthyunwholesome

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘remedy’): from French salutaire or Latin salutaris, from salus, salut- ‘health’.

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