salutory
salutory is the misspelling of salutary.
Meaning of salutary
Adjective
salutary (comparative more salutary, superlative most salutary)
- Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial.
- salutary advice
- Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.
- In the living state, the body is observed to […] reject what is noxious; to select what is salutary; […]1822, John Barclay, chapter I, in An Inquiry Into the Opinions, Ancient and Modern, Concerning Life and Organization, Edinburgh; London: Bell & Bradfute; Waugh & Innes; G. & W. B. Whittaker, section...
- Synonyms:
- healful, healthful, healthy, salubrious
- Antonyms:
- insalubrious, insalutary
Questions about salutory
- What is salutory the misspelling of?
- Salutory is the misspelling of salutary.
Words near salutory in the dictionary
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