insalubrious

[ in-suh-loo-bree-uhs ]

adjective

1. unfavorable to health; unwholesome.

insalubrious

/ ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪtɪ; ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪəs /

adjective

1. not salubrious; unpleasant, unhealthy, or sordid

Derived Forms

• insalubrity, noun
• ˌinsaˈlubriously, adverb

Other Words From

• insa·lubri·ous·ly adverb
• in·sa·lu·bri·ty [in-s, uh, -, loo, -bri-tee], noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of insalubrious¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From The 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.”

From The Daily Beast

Is it to be wondered at, that this capital should be so very insalubrious?

From Project Gutenberg

The basilica of St. Paul lies beyond the gate of the same name, in a very insalubrious neighbourhood.

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It has a population of about 10,000, an insalubrious climate and bad water.

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The colouring-matters ought not to be of an insalubrious kind.

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There was about it all that last night look which is so unpleasant and insalubrious.

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