in·sa·lu·bri·ous

(ĭn′sə-lo͞o′brē-əs)

adj.

Not promoting health; unwholesome: an insalubrious environment.

in′sa·lu′bri·ous·ly adv.

in′sa·lu′bri·ty n.

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Noun

insalubrity - the quality of being insalubrious and debilitating

insalubriousness

unhealthfulness - the quality of promoting poor health

salubriousness, salubrity - the quality of being salubrious and invigorating

Translations

insalubridad

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As I looked out of the coach window, and observed that an old house on Fish-street Hill, which had stood untouched by painter, carpenter, or bricklayer, for a century, had been pulled down in my absence; and that a neighbouring street, of time-honoured insalubrity and inconvenience, was being drained and widened; I half expected to find St.

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Regarding agricultural machinery, the Regulatory Standard (NR-15) (MTE, 2017) foresees additional of insalubrity to workers who are exposed to continuous or intermittent noise, heat, vibrations, chemical agents and dust.

Characterization of noise emitted by a power tiller through geostatistics/Caracterizacao do ruido emitido por um trator de rabica por meio da geoestatistica

The catador is included by getting a job, but excluded by the type of work performed: precarious, in poor conditions, with a high degree of danger and insalubrity, without any social recognition, with health risks that are often irreversible, and without any labor rights.

Workers' perception of hazards on recycling sorting facilities in Sao Paulo, Brazil/Percepcao dos trabalhadores quanto aos perigos em centrais de triagem de reciclaveis em Sao Paulo, Brasil

he spent six months living in an environment manifestly unsuitable for children, characterized by insalubrity, precariousness and insecurity," the ECHR ruled.

EU court slams France, Greece over treatment of child migrants

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