insalubrity


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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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Noun1.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
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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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Occupying homeowners in great difficulty and occupants under indivision or unresolved succession are also concerned in the context of an emergency situation and pending final rehousing if their dwelling is subject to an irremediable insalubrity order.
The Purpose Of This Contract Is To Retain A Service Provider Who Can Perform The Duties Of The Prefect Vis--vis The Occupants, In The Event Of The Owner Of A Dwelling That Has Been The Subject Of A Deceptive Health Insurability Order. Accommodation To Co
In response to the mikvah's associations with insalubrity and contagion, Benjamin Koenigsberg championed the construction of a new "modern" facility.
"The lower east side's synagogue, tenement, and Russian bathhouse: Mikva'ot and the excavation of a mikvah at 5 Allen Street"

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