salutary
beneficial or health-giving
Root
- salus / salut: health, well-being, or safety
Other words with the salus / salut root
- salubrious: healthful or wholesome
- salute: to greet or honor
Salutary advice may feel stern, but it helps health or well-being in the long run.
The coach's blunt warning had a salutary effect on the team.
Salutary often describes a useful effect, not a pleasant one. The result helps the system recover, improve, or stay sound.