salubrious
favorable to health or well-being
Word origin: From Latin salus, health.
Salubrious in a sentence
Here are example sentences showing salubrious in a sentence.
They moved to the coast for its salubrious climate.
Physicians of the era prescribed long stays in the salubrious mountain air for patients with weak lungs.
Using “salubrious” well
Salubrious means favorable to health, typically applied to climates, environments, or conditions rather than to food or medicine. Do not confuse it with salutary, which stresses a beneficial effect more broadly.
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