insalutary

adjective

in·​salutary

(ˈ)in,

ən+

: not healthful or wholesome

a thoroughly insalutary outlook on life

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin insalutaris, from Latin in- in- entry 1 + salutaris salutary

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