unhealthy
Americanadjective
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not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
- Synonyms:
- sickly
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symptomatic of or resulting from bad health.
an unhealthy pallor.
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not conducive to good health; unhealthful.
Night air was formerly considered unhealthy.
- Synonyms:
- deleterious , unhygienic
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morally bad, harmful, or contaminating.
unhealthy examples for the young.
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dangerous; risky.
Asking questions in this neighborhood can be unhealthy.
adjective
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characterized by ill-health; sick; unwell
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characteristic of, conducive to, or resulting from ill-health
an unhealthy complexion
an unhealthy atmosphere
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morbid or unwholesome
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informal dangerous; risky
Other Word Forms
- unhealthily adverb
- unhealthiness noun
Etymology
Origin of unhealthy
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"This government will not look away as children get unhealthier," Streeting said.
From BBC
In the preceding weeks before Nvidia’s earnings report, Luria said there was “a lot of good discussion about what constitutes a bubble” and what market behaviors are healthy or unhealthy.
From MarketWatch
It was her first day back, and she had just walked through a sea of scorched Joshua trees rising from blackened earth, their dagger-like leaves bleached an unhealthy yellow.
From Los Angeles Times
A survey conducted by EIS in June found the workload in schools was "unfair, unhealthy and unsustainable".
From BBC
Surveys indicate these industrially-manufactured foods are on the rise in diets around the world, worsening the quality of what we eat with too much sugar and unhealthy fats and a lack of fibre and protein.
From BBC
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