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insalubrious

[ in-suh-loo-bree-uh s ]

/ ˌɪn səˈlu bri əs /

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adjective

unfavorable to health; unwholesome.

Origin of insalubrious

1630–40; < Latin insalūbri(s) + -ous. See in-³, salubrious

OTHER WORDS FROM insalubrious

in·sa·lu·bri·ous·ly, adverb in·sa·lu·bri·ty

[in-suh-loo-bri-tee] /ˌɪn səˈlu brɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby insalubrious

inrush, ins, ins and outs, ins., insalivate, insalubrious, insane, insanitary, insanitation, insanity, insatiable

Example sentences from the Web for insalubrious

This was an extremely dark and brutal (and insalubrious) country well into the 20th century.

Ebola and America’s Childish Narcissism |Michael Tomasky |October 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the world of the MRI and the PET scan, it seems that there is “more than one echo of the insalubrious past.”

The Best of Brit Lit |Peter Stothard |February 2, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
He would have let the house, but could find no tenant, in consequence of its ineligible and insalubrious site.

Jane Eyre |Charlotte Bronte
The colouring-matters ought not to be of an insalubrious kind.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure

Insalubrious, in-sa-lū′bri-us, adj. not healthful; unwholesome.

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) |Various
The insalubrious climate and various military expeditions are continually causing losses of men.

The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 |E. H. Blair
It has a population of about 10,000, an insalubrious climate and bad water.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for insalubrious

insalubrious

/ (ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪəs) /

adjective

not salubrious; unpleasant, unhealthy, or sordid

Derived forms of insalubrious

insalubriously, adverb insalubrity (ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪtɪ), noun