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Sanitary vs Salutary - What's the difference?

sanitary | salutary |

As adjectives the difference between sanitary and salutary

is that sanitary is of, or relating to health while salutary is effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.

sanitary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • of, or relating to health
  • clean and free from pathogens; hygienic

    • Related terms

    * sanitize

    Derived terms

    * sanitary district * sanitary engineer * sanitary engineering * sanitary landfill * sanitary napkin * sanitary science * sanitary sewer * sanitary towel

    salutary

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Effecting or designed to effect an improvement; remedial: salutary advice.
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    • We do it here historically, and I think it's, um, very salutary to know quite a bit about the history of ideas, particularly in philosophy which always suffers from a tendency to follow the latest fashion.
  • Promoting good health and physical well-being; wholesome; curative.

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Derived terms

    * salutarily * salutariness

    Related terms

    * salubrious * salutation * salute

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