What is the Latin word for advisable?

The usual Latin words for “advisable” are ūtilis, frūctuōsus, salūber. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“advisable” in Latin

ūtilisuseful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful; fit, suitable, adapted, proper frūctuōsusfruitful, productive; profitable, advantageous salūberhealthy, salubrious; salutary, beneficial; wholesome

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

advisable

utilis; fructuosus (bringing gain, profit): saluber, salataris (wholesome, salutary). To be advisable, utile esse.

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What is the Latin word for advisable?: The usual Latin words for “advisable” are ūtilis, frūctuōsus, salūber. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.