insalubrious
unfavorable to health; unwholesome.
Origin of insalubrious
1Other 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
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How to use insalubrious in a sentence
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?
Gatherings From Spain | Richard FordThe basilica of St. Paul lies beyond the gate of the same name, in a very insalubrious neighbourhood.
A Visit to the Holy Land, Egypt, and Italy | Ida PfeifferIt has a population of about 10,000, an insalubrious climate and bad water.
The colouring-matters ought not to be of an insalubrious kind.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines | Andrew UreThere was about it all that last night look which is so unpleasant and insalubrious.
The Sins of the Children | Cosmo Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for insalubrious
/ (ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪəs) /
not salubrious; unpleasant, unhealthy, or sordid
Derived forms of insalubrious
- insalubriously, adverb
- insalubrity (ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪtɪ), noun
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