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Word of the Day for Tuesday, June 16, 2009salutary \SAL-yuh-ter-ee\, adjective: 1. Producing or contributing to a beneficial effect; beneficial; advantageous. Example Quotes:Surviving a near-death experience has the salutary effect of concentrating the mind. And they washed it all down with sharp red wines, moderate amounts of which are known to be salutary. Alexis de Tocqueville famously observed during his sojourn in this country that America was teeming with such associations -- charities, choral groups, church study groups, book clubs -- and that they had a remarkably salutary effect on society, turning selfish individuals into public-spirited citizens. Example Sentences:She started driving a Prius for its salutary effect on the environment. Salutary derives from Latin salutaris, from salus, salut-, "health." | |||||||||
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