salubrious
Americanadjective
adjective
Related Words
See healthy.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of salubrious
1540–50; from Latin salūbr(is) “promoting health” (akin to salūs “health”) + -ious
Explanation
Salubrious is a fancy way to describe something that’s good for you or is generally favorable to mind or body, but it need not be limited to describing healthy foods or liquids. We salute each other with the cheer, "To your health!" as we chug down something that probably isn’t that good for us. But if it were salubrious, it would be. The two words, salute and salubrious stem from the same salus, meaning "welfare, health.” Maybe next time, raise a glass of wheatgrass instead of vino!
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Example Sentences
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Mr. Simon Salubrious Dolittle, a character played by Richard Keeley in Gipsy Father, a two-act play performed at Covent Garden in 1831.
From Slate • Jan. 19, 2020
Nicholls finally secured a winner later on the card when Salubrious powered seven lengths clear in the Martin Pipe, a handicap hurdle.
From The Guardian • Mar. 15, 2013
It also lost the David Evans department store with the resulting shopping centre built on the site still not fully let, although the Salubrious Place project at the bottom of Wind Street has been successful.
From BBC • Jul. 7, 2011
Salubrious is confined to the physical; it is used almost solely of healthful air or climate.
From The Century Vocabulary Builder by Bachelor, Joseph M. (Joseph Morris)
Fourth Essay Of Chimney Fire-places with proposals for improving them to save Fuel; to render dwelling-houses more Comfortable and Salubrious, and effectually to prevent Chimnies from Smoking.
From Essays; Political, Economical, and Philosophical — Volume 1 by Rumford, Benjamin, Graf von
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