Insalubrious By Deane Barker • September 8, 2021 • Definition: not conducive to health This is the opposite of “salubrious” which means “favorable to or promoting health or well-being,” but I doubt that gets used as often. Why I Looked It Up It was used in a documentary about World War 1, referring to the conditions in the trenches of Verdun. I think it was used by a physician in a letter home during the time period. Postscript Added on May 28, 2023 The opposite was used in a speech by Abraham Lincoln: We find ourselves in sole peaceful possession, of the fairest portion of the earth, as regards extent of territory, fertility of soil, and salubrity of climate.