Meaning
Salutary means producing good effects, especially after something unpleasant; beneficial or helpful in promoting improvement, health, or well-being.
It often implies that the benefit comes through a lesson learned or a positive outcome from a difficult experience.
Grammar and Usage
- Part of Speech: Adjective
- Typical Use: Describes an effect, influence, or experience that is good for you, especially in a moral or corrective way.
Patterns:
- a salutary lesson / experience / reminder / warning
- have a salutary effect on someone/something
Common Phrases
- a salutary lesson — a helpful lesson learned from a mistake
- a salutary reminder — a beneficial reminder of an important truth
- salutary effect — a positive or corrective influence
Collocations
- salutary effect
- salutary influence
- salutary warning
- salutary lesson
- salutary reminder
Examples
- The defeat was a salutary lesson for the team, reminding them not to underestimate their opponents.
- Her criticism had a salutary effect, making him rethink his attitude.
- The accident served as a salutary reminder to drive carefully.
- A little failure can sometimes be salutary, teaching us humility and persistence.
- The new policy has had a salutary influence on workplace safety.
- His time abroad proved to be a salutary experience, broadening his perspective on life.
- The teacher’s stern words had a salutary impact on the students’ behavior.
Synonyms or Related
- beneficial
- helpful
- constructive
- wholesome
- improving
- corrective
Antonym
- harmful
- detrimental
- damaging
- adverse