Insalubrious

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  • adjective. Not promoting health; unwholesome.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not salubrious; unfavorable to health; unwholesome: as, insalubrious air.
  • Synonyms See healthy.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Not salubrious or healthful; unwholesome.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. unhealthful, not providing or promoting health
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  • adjective. detrimental to health
    • Word Usage
    "Texaco is an "insalubrious" shantytown named for a nearby oil refinery, and the so-called Christ is a city planner who has come to bulldoze this slum in the name of progress."
    Equivalent
    unwholesome  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Martian  cellar-like  frost-free  ill-smelling  innoxious  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    bad  bad for  contaminated  foul  harmful  
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