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insalubrious
[ in-suh-loo-bree-uhs ]
adjective
- unfavorable to health; unwholesome.
insalubrious
/ ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪtɪ; ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪəs /
adjective
- not salubrious; unpleasant, unhealthy, or sordid
Derived Forms
- insalubrity, noun
- ˌinsaˈlubriously, adverb
Other Words From
- insa·lubri·ous·ly adverb
- in·sa·lu·bri·ty [in-s, uh, -, loo, -bri-tee], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of insalubrious1
Example Sentences
This was an extremely dark and brutal (and insalubrious) country well into the 20th century.
In the world of the MRI and the PET scan, it seems that there is “more than one echo of the insalubrious past.”
Is it to be wondered at, that this capital should be so very insalubrious?
The basilica of St. Paul lies beyond the gate of the same name, in a very insalubrious neighbourhood.
It has a population of about 10,000, an insalubrious climate and bad water.
The colouring-matters ought not to be of an insalubrious kind.
There was about it all that last night look which is so unpleasant and insalubrious.
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