sa·lu·bri·ous

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• lu|gu´bri|ous|ly — lu|gu|bri|ous «loo GOO bree uhs, GYOO », adjective. too sad; overly mournful; sorrowful: »A dog set up a long, lugubrious howl (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): dismal, doleful, melancholy. ╂[< Latin lūgubris (with English ous< lūgēre mourn]… …   Useful english dictionary

• lu|gu|bri|ous — «loo GOO bree uhs, GYOO », adjective. too sad; overly mournful; sorrowful: »A dog set up a long, lugubrious howl (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): dismal, doleful, melancholy. ╂[< Latin lūgubris (with English ous< lūgēre mourn] –lu|gu´bri|ous|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

• sa|lu´bri|ous|ly — sa|lu|bri|ous «suh LOO bree uhs», adjective. favorable or conducive to good health; healthful: »a salubrious diet. Their salubrious effects, which include the relief of pain…are seldom more than palliative and almost never permanent (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

• sa|lu|bri|ous — «suh LOO bree uhs», adjective. favorable or conducive to good health; healthful: »a salubrious diet. Their salubrious effects, which include the relief of pain…are seldom more than palliative and almost never permanent (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• op|pro´bri|ous|ly — op|pro|bri|ous «uh PROH bree uhs», adjective. 1. expressing scorn, reproach, or abuse: »“Coward,” “liar,” and “thief” are opprobrious names. SYNONYM(S): vituperative, abusive. 2. disgraceful; shameful; infamous: »this dark opprobrious den of… …   Useful english dictionary

• op|pro|bri|ous — «uh PROH bree uhs», adjective. 1. expressing scorn, reproach, or abuse: »“Coward,” “liar,” and “thief” are opprobrious names. SYNONYM(S): vituperative, abusive. 2. disgraceful; shameful; infamous: »this dark opprobrious den of shame (Milton) …   Useful english dictionary

• in|e|bri|ous — «ihn EE bree uhs», adjective. drunken or intoxicated …   Useful english dictionary

• lu|gu´bri|ous|ness — lu|gu|bri|ous «loo GOO bree uhs, GYOO », adjective. too sad; overly mournful; sorrowful: »A dog set up a long, lugubrious howl (Mark Twain). SYNONYM(S): dismal, doleful, melancholy. ╂[< Latin lūgubris (with English ous< lūgēre mourn]… …   Useful english dictionary

• sa|lu´bri|ous|ness — sa|lu|bri|ous «suh LOO bree uhs», adjective. favorable or conducive to good health; healthful: »a salubrious diet. Their salubrious effects, which include the relief of pain…are seldom more than palliative and almost never permanent (New Yorker) …   Useful english dictionary

• op|pro´bri|ous|ness — op|pro|bri|ous «uh PROH bree uhs», adjective. 1. expressing scorn, reproach, or abuse: »“Coward,” “liar,” and “thief” are opprobrious names. SYNONYM(S): vituperative, abusive. 2. disgraceful; shameful; infamous: »this dark opprobrious den of… …   Useful english dictionary

• in´sa|lu´bri|ous|ly — in|sa|lu|bri|ous «IHN suh LOO bree uhs», adjective. unhealthful; unwholesome: »insalubrious living conditions. –in´sa|lu´bri|ous|ly, adverb …   Useful english dictionary