insalutary

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin insaluteris. Compare French insalutaire. See in- (not) +‎ salutary.

Adjective[edit]

insalutary (comparative more insalutary, superlative most insalutary)

  1. Not salutary or wholesome; bad for health.
  2. Not tending to safety; productive of evil.

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for insalutary”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)