Both Uses of
salutary
in
The House of Mirth
- Lily, who was intensely practical, would have preferred a fixed allowance; but Mrs. Peniston liked the periodical recurrence of gratitude evoked by unexpected cheques, and was perhaps shrewd enough to perceive that such a method of giving kept alive in her niece a salutary sense of dependence.†
Chpt 1.3
- If such a warning had ever been needful, the years had taught her a salutary lesson, and she flattered herself that she now knew how to adapt her pace to the object of pursuit.†
Chpt 1.4 *
Definition:
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(salutary) beneficial -- especially to physical well-being