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   salubrious

   /səˈl(j)uːbrɪəs/

   adjective

   • 1. health-giving; healthy: "odours of far less salubrious origin" Similar healthyhealth-givinghealthfulbeneficialgood for one's healthwholesomesalutaryOpposite unhealthy
   • ▪ (of a place) pleasant; not run-down: "an over-priced flat in a none too salubrious area" Similar pleasantagreeableniceselectupmarkethigh-classleafyfashionableexpensiveluxuriousgrandfancyinformal:poshswankyplushyclassyglitzyswishswankOpposite unpleasantdownmarket

   Word Origin mid 16th century: from Latin salubris (from salus ‘health’) + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. salubriously adverb
   • 2. salubriousness noun
   • 3. salubrity noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

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