good, salutary
(adjective) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
salutary (comparative more salutary, superlative most salutary)
Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.
Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.
Not to be confused with salutatory (“characteristic of a salutation or greeting”).
• healful
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"u*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. salutaris, from salus, -utis, health safety: cf. F. salutaire. See Salubrious.]
1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise.
2. Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose; beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design.
Syn.
– Wholesome; healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful; advantageous; profitable.
– Sal"u*ta*ri*ly, adv.
– Sal"u*ta*ri*ness, n.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
