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insalubrious

[ in-suh-loo-bree-uhs ]

adjective

  1. unfavorable to health; unwholesome.


insalubrious

/ ˌɪnsəˈluËbrɪtɪ; ˌɪnsəˈluËbrɪəs /

adjective

  1. not salubrious; unpleasant, unhealthy, or sordid
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Derived Forms

  • insalubrity, noun
  • ËŒ¾±²Ô²õ²¹Ëˆ±ô³Ü²ú°ù¾±´Ç³Ü²õ±ô²â, adverb
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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • ¾±²Ôî€È´²¹Â·±ô³Üb°ù¾±Â·´Ç³Ü²õ·±ô²â adverb
  • ¾±²Ô·²õ²¹Â·±ô³Ü·²ú°ù¾±Â·³Ù²â [in-s, uh, -, loo, -bri-tee], noun
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of insalubrious1

1630–40; < Latin ¾±²Ô²õ²¹±ôÅ«²ú°ù¾± ( s ) + -ous. See in- 3, salubrious
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The refuse rising in insalubrious piles, some taller than the pedestrians trying to avoid them, is a smelly, visceral symbol of popular outrage at the government’s plan.

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It appears to be a posthumous work from Williams’ disastrous late period when he was drowning in insalubrious sensibility and no longer in control of his gifts.

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In letters sent to the regional authorities in the early 1950s and seen by The New York Times, the nuns warned about a lack of food, and the insalubrious dormitory and canteen.

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He would have let the house, but could find no tenant, in consequence of its ineligible and insalubrious site.

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We are in the neighboring small towns of Clifton and Morenci, where Mexican men toil at the copper mine for half of their Anglo counterparts’ salary, and live in insalubrious conditions with their families.

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