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SALUBRIOUS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Promoting health; healthful

Example:

carrots are good for you

Synonyms:

good for you; healthy; salubrious

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)

Derivation:

salubriousness; salubrity (the quality of being salubrious and invigorating)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Favorable to health of mind or body

Example:

one of the less salubrious suburbs

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

wholesome (conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being)

Derivation:

salubrity (the quality of being salubrious and invigorating)

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