insalubrious.

1. Unhealthy or unfavorable to health, especially of environmental conditions.

2. Disreputable, unpleasant, or socially unsavory in character.

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Words that belong together

• insalubrious conditions
• insalubrious dwelling

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The report described insalubrious living conditions.

They left the insalubrious dwelling.

Poor drainage made the district insalubrious.

Usage notes

Primary category: setting. Forms: More insalubrious; most insalubrious. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.