Insalubrious


[in-suh-loo-bree-uh s] /ˌɪn səˈlu bri əs/

adjective
1.
unfavorable to health; unwholesome.
/ˌɪnsəˈluːbrɪəs/
adjective
1.
not salubrious; unpleasant, unhealthy, or sordid
adj.

1630s, from Latin insalubris “unhealthy, unwholesome,” from in- “not” (see in- (1)) + salubris (see salubrious).

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