salutary

adjective

1 those incidents are a salutary reminder of the dedication of police officers:

beneficial, good, good for one, advantageous, profitable, productive, helpful, useful, of use, of service, valuable, worthwhile, practical;

relevant, timely.

▷antonyms unwelcome; irrelevant.

2 the salutary Atlantic air:

healthy, health-giving, healthful, salubrious, beneficial, good for one's health, wholesome.

▷antonyms unhealthy, unwholesome.