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Salutary

Definition:

(adjective) Promoting good health or well-being; beneficial; having a positive effect.

(adjective) Tending to promote improvement or reform; corrective; remedial.

(adjective) Wholesome; morally uplifting or beneficial to one's character.

Sense 1: Promoting good health or well-being

Example Sentence: Eating fruits and vegetables every day has a salutary effect on your overall health.

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Sense 2: Tending to promote improvement or reform

Example Sentence: The salutary measures taken by the government helped stabilize the economy during the recession.

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Sense 3: Wholesome or morally uplifting

Example Sentence: Reading inspirational books can have a salutary effect on one's outlook on life.

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