"salutary" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsaljʊtəɹi/ [UK], /ˈsæljətɛɹi/ [General-American] Forms: more salutary [comparative], most salutary [superlative]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle French salutaire and its source, Latin salutaris (“healthful”), from salus (“health”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|frm|salutaire}} Middle French salutaire, {{bor|en|la|salutaris||healthful}} Latin salutaris (“healthful”), {{m|la|salus||health}} salus (“health”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} salutary (comparative more salutary, superlative most salutary)
  1. Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial. Translations (effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice): благотворен (blagotvoren) (Bulgarian), 有效益嘅 (jau⁵ haau⁶ jik¹ ge³) (Chinese Cantonese), 有益的 (yǒuyì de) (Chinese Mandarin), 有幫助的 (Chinese Mandarin), 有帮助的 (yǒu bāngzhù de) (Chinese Mandarin), hyödyllinen (Finnish), terveellinen (Finnish), gavnlig (Norwegian Bokmål), gagnlig (Norwegian Bokmål), zbawienny (Polish), исцеля́ющий (isceljájuščij) (Russian), целе́бный (celébnyj) (Russian), saludable (Spanish), revulsivo (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-salutary-en-adj-qdR5PUxO Categories (other): English terms with collocations Disambiguation of 'effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice': 96 4
  2. Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative. Synonyms: healful, healthful, healthy, salubrious Translations (promoting good health and physical well-being): здравословен (zdravosloven) (Bulgarian), 健康 (jiànkāng) (Chinese Mandarin), terveellinen (Finnish), salutaire (French), salutare (Italian), benefico (Italian), helsebringende (Norwegian Bokmål), sunn (Norwegian Bokmål), saludable (Spanish), bueno (Spanish), salutífero (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-salutary-en-adj-2IauR11e Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of 'promoting good health and physical well-being': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: salutarily, salutariness Related terms: medicinal, salutogenesis

Alternative forms

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