insalubrious

[ in-suh-loo-bree-uhs ]

/ ˌɪn səˈlu bri əs /

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adjective

unfavorable to health; unwholesome.

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Origin of insalubrious

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

OTHER WORDS FROM insalubrious

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

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

Words nearby insalubrious

in round numbers, inrush, INS, in saecula saeculorum, insalivate, insalubrious, ins and outs, insane, insanitary, insanitation, insanity

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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.
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
Is it to be wondered at, that this capital should be so very insalubrious?
Gatherings From Spain|Richard Ford
The 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 Pfeiffer

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
The colouring-matters ought not to be of an insalubrious kind.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines|Andrew Ure
There 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

insalubrious

/ (ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪəs) /

adjective

not salubrious; unpleasant, unhealthy, or sordid

Derived forms of insalubrious

insalubriously, adverbinsalubrity (ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪtɪ), noun

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