Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Beneficial; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary exercise. 2. (a.) Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose; beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design.

Multi-Version Concordance Salutary (1 Occurrence) 2 Corinthians 7:8 For if I gave you pain by that letter, I do not regret it, though I did regret it then. I see that that letter, even though for a time it gave you pain, had a salutary effect. (WEY)