Salutaricious

Salutaricious: adjective. Describing something which is helpful or beneficial. The word is clearly the direct opposite of pernicious and is commonly used in terms and phrases such as: salutaricious anaemia and salutaricious deed. It is unclear where the word comes from or where it was first used. There are many different theories; for example, one theory states that the word was first used in a lifeguard instruction manual to describe life guards.