insalubrious
pronunciation
How to pronounce insalubrious in British English:
UK [ˌɪnsəˈlu:briəs]
How to pronounce insalubrious in American English:
US [ˌɪnsəˈlubriəs]
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- Adjective:
- detrimental to health
Word Origin
- insalubrious (adj.)
- 1630s, from Latin insalubris "unhealthy, unwholesome," from in- "not" (see in- (1)) + salubris (see salubrious).
Example
- 1. For what does people love to see insalubrious thing ?
- 2. Brazilian capitalism , at that time , was not only a matter of low salaries , insalubrious working conditions and repression of the union movement .
- 3. So , we are looking for somewhere rather insalubrious , a little less than one mile from king 's cross , whose nearest tube station is on a deep level tube line , and from which a journey of four stops or more on the underground will take you to a station in central london .
- 4. This kind of state of mind is insalubrious .
- 5. Cooking expert reminds : " take the advantage of heat to eat " actually insalubrious .