insalutary, a.
(ɪnˈsæljuːtərɪ)
[ad. late L. insalūtāris, f. in- (in-3) + salūtāris salutary. Cf. F. insalutaire (16th c. in Littré).]
Not salutary.
† 1. Injurious to health; insalubrious. Obs.
| 1694 Westmacott Script. Herb. 36 The too common use of it [sugar]..is insalutary. 1773 Pringle Disc. Air 5 Nor did the ancient physicians fail to distinguish..between an insalutary and a wholesome air. |
2. Not having a healthy mental or social influence or effect.
| 1836 Lytton Athens (1837) II. 253 Those not insalutary consequences of a free state..their impatience at pecuniary demands [etc.]. |