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salutary
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sal·u·tar·y  (sly-tr)
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 saltris, from sals, salt-, health; see sol- in Indo-European roots.]

salu·tari·ly (-târ-l) adv.
salu·tari·ness n.

salutary [ˈsæljʊtərɪ -trɪ]
adj
1. promoting or intended to promote an improvement or beneficial effect a salutary warning
2. promoting or intended to promote health
[from Latin salūtāris wholesome, from salūs safety]
salutarily  adv
salutariness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.salutary - tending to promote physical well-being; beneficial to health; "beneficial effects of a balanced diet"; "a good night's sleep"; "the salutary influence of pure air"
healthful - conducive to good health of body or mind; "a healthful climate"; "a healthful environment"; "healthful nutrition"; "healthful sleep"; "Dickens's relatively healthful exuberance"

salutary
adjective beneficial, useful, valuable, helpful, profitable, good, practical, good for you, advantageous, win-win It was a new and salutary experience to be in the minority.
Translations
salutary [ˈsæljʊtərɪ] ADJ (= healthy) → saludable; (= beneficial) → conveniente
salutary [ˈsæljʊtəri] adj [experience, effect] → salutaire
salutary
adj
(= healthy)gesund
(= beneficial) advicenützlich; experienceheilsam, lehrreich; effectgünstig; a salutary reminder that …eine heilsame or lehrreiche Erinnerung daran, dass …
salutary [ˈsæljʊtrɪ] adjsalutare


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First, Edwards seeks to establish Donne's Anglican orthodoxy; second, and salutarily, he makes Donne's sermon art accessible to general readers (a daunting task, as Donne's learned, oratorical style hardly accords with modern tastes); third, he seeks the living message in Donne's exemplary life and works.
He went on to recommend to Benjamin that "only theory could break the spell--your own resolute, salutarily speculative theory.
 
 
 
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