unˈsalutary, a.
(un-1 7 and 5 b.)
| 1770 Langhorne Plutarch V. 219 His unpeaceable and unsalutary conduct. 1778 Eng. Gazetteer (ed. 2) s.v. Norfolk, The air..is aguish, and otherwise unsalutary. 1840 Forster Treat. Pop. Progr. Eng. Hist. p. xlviii, It is fearful, but not unsalutary, to cast a parting glance at it. 1846 Landor Imag. Conv. Wks. I. 544/2 It is just..to shake a salutary fear into..stupid despots, when they shake an unsalutary one into thousands. |