unhealthy
adjective
not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
unhealthily
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a word derived from
unhealthy.
Example Sentences
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Social-media users are savaging promotions depicting unnaturally regular greens, shrimp like O-rings, unhealthily slick noodles and stippled chicken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
The brand was cited in an online debate over whether adverts showing "unhealthily fat" models should be banned after a Next advert, in which a model appeared "unhealthily thin", was banned.
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
An advert by fashion brand Next has been banned because the model's pose and the camera angle gave the impression she was "unhealthily thin".
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2025
“I’m not unhealthily overweight, but I gained 20 pounds over the pandemic that I would love to shed.”
From Washington Post ● Apr. 24, 2023
"There's those as would be unhealthily interested in such information. Better keep mum. But never lie."
From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman
