salutary
51healthy — , healthful, salutary Some authorities maintain that healthy should apply only to those things that possess health and healthful to those that promote it. Thus we would have healthy children, but healthful food and healthful exercise. There is… …
52salubrious — salubrious, salutary Both words are derived from the Latin word salus meaning ‘health’. Salubrious essentially means ‘giving health’ and hence also ‘pleasant, agreeable’ • (The Prince of Wales bestowed a polite eye upon her, then turned to the… …
53sal´u|tar´i|ness — sal|u|tar|y «SAL yuh TEHR ee», adjective. 1. promoting or contributing to a more satisfactory condition; beneficial: »The teacher gave the discouraged student salutary advice. Through a wise and salutary neglect [of the colonies], a generous… …
54sal´u|tar´i|ly — sal|u|tar|y «SAL yuh TEHR ee», adjective. 1. promoting or contributing to a more satisfactory condition; beneficial: »The teacher gave the discouraged student salutary advice. Through a wise and salutary neglect [of the colonies], a generous… …
55sal|u|tar|y — «SAL yuh TEHR ee», adjective. 1. promoting or contributing to a more satisfactory condition; beneficial: »The teacher gave the discouraged student salutary advice. Through a wise and salutary neglect [of the colonies], a generous nature has been… …
56Benign — Be*nign , a. [OE. benigne, bening, OF. benigne, F. b[ e]nin, fem. b[ e]nigne, fr. L. benignus, contr. from benigenus; bonus good + root of genus kind. See {Bounty}, and {Genus}.] 1. Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous; favorable;… …
57Healthier — Healthy Health y ( [y^]), a. [Compar. {Healthier} ( [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Healthiest}.] 1. Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy child; a healthy plant. [1913 Webster] His mind was now in a… …
58Healthiest — Healthy Health y ( [y^]), a. [Compar. {Healthier} ( [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Healthiest}.] 1. Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy child; a healthy plant. [1913 Webster] His mind was now in a… …
59Healthy — Health y ( [y^]), a. [Compar. {Healthier} ( [i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Healthiest}.] 1. Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound; free from disease; as, a healthy child; a healthy plant. [1913 Webster] His mind was now in a firm and… …
60Insalutary — In*sal u*ta*ry, a. [L. insaluteris : cf. F. insalutaire. See {In } not, and {Salutary}.] 1. Not salutary or wholesome; unfavorable to health. [1913 Webster] 2. Not tending to safety; productive of evil. [1913 Webster] …
