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

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.

From New York Times

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.

From Los Angeles Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From Literature

Jerold S. Kayden, a Harvard University professor of urban planning, has documented many instances across New York City of public benches’ disappearing as part of a wider trend: the mass privatization of public space as officials decide that open-air seating is insalubrious.

From New York Times