UNHEALTHY Copy link • UNHEALTHYSickly, morbosus (prae- and post-classical [including Varr.], e.g., servus, Catullus; pecus, Varr.): valetudinarius (not Cic.; pecus, Varr.; opposed to sanum pecus, and as substantive, Sen.): ad aegrotandum proclivis (predisposed to disease, subject to disease; ☞ Cic. Tusc., 4, 12, 27 and 28): invalidus: infirmus: imbecillus (imbecillis later only): affectus valetudine. (The words are found in this connection and order.) invalidus et aeger: aeger atque invalidus: infirmus atque aeger (weak, indisposed, suffering, with reference to the body as well as the state of health, valetudo): valetudine infirmior (having weak health): causarius (post- Augustan, containing something that prevents activity, etc., corpus, partes, Sen.; so Plin., In Liv. = “invalided soldier”). To be unhealthy, valetudine incommoda (or infirma, or tenui) esse; et valetudine et natura esse imbecillum; semper infirma atque etiam aegra valetudine esse (if continually). How miserably unhealthy (anybody) was, quam tenui fuit aut nulla potius valetudine. Unfavorable to health, insaluber (not healthy; opposed to saluber; e.g., ager, fundus; vinum): bonae valetudini contrarius (injurious to health; e.g., alimenta): pestilens (containing morbid substance or particles; hence unhealthy, bad; opposed to saluber; e.g., aedes, annus, aer; aspiratio; natura loci): gravis (oppressive, and thus injurious to health, dangerous; e.g., caelum; anni tempus; locus). (The words are found in this connection and order.) gravis et pestilens (e.g., vapors, aspiratio): vitiosus (injurious, impregnated with noxious elements; opposed to saluber; e.g., regio): unhealthy weather, pestilentia et gravitas caeli: intemperies caeli.