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Insalubrity

Insalubrity \In`sa*lu"bri*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insalubrite.] Unhealthfulness; unwholesomeness; as, the insalubrity of air, water, or climate.
--Boyle.

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insalubrity

n. The condition of being insalubrious; unhealthiness, unwholesomeness

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insalubrity

n. the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating [syn: insalubriousness] [ant: salubrity, salubrity]

Usage examples of "insalubrity".

A decapitated Alexis, a poignarded Peter, a strangled Paul, another Paul crushed flat with kicks, divers Ivans strangled, with their throats cut, numerous Nicholases and Basils poisoned, all this indicates that the palace of the Emperors of Russia is in a condition of flagrant insalubrity.

An Alexis decapitated, a Peter stabbed, a Paul strangled, another Paul trampled down by blows from the heel of a boot, divers Ivans butchered, several Nicholases and Basils poisoned, all that indicates that the palace of the Emperors of Russia is in an alarming condition of insalubrity.