insalutary

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insalutary

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

adjective more insalutary · most insalutary

  1. Not salutary or wholesome; bad for the health. What Mr. Spencer claims, and what is claimed in behalf of scientific philanthropy, is simply to regulate, by healthy and moral modes, the increase of the improvident on the means of subsistence; and this the true philanthropist will do by teaching the laws of health, by right physical education, and
  2. unsafe or bringing about evil. insalutary thoughts

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@misc{insalutary_2026,
  title = {insalutary},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/insalutary},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}