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unhealthy
[uhn-hel-thee]
adjective
not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition.
Synonyms: sicklysymptomatic of or resulting from bad health.
an unhealthy pallor.
not conducive to good health; unhealthful.
Night air was formerly considered unhealthy.
Synonyms: deleterious, unhygienicmorally bad, harmful, or contaminating.
unhealthy examples for the young.
dangerous; risky.
Asking questions in this neighborhood can be unhealthy.
unhealthy
/ ʌnˈhɛlθɪ /
adjective
characterized by ill-health; sick; unwell
characteristic of, conducive to, or resulting from ill-health
an unhealthy complexion
an unhealthy atmosphere
morbid or unwholesome
informal, dangerous; risky
Other Word Forms
- unhealthily adverb
- unhealthiness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of unhealthy1
Example Sentences
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.
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.
A survey conducted by EIS in June found the workload in schools was "unfair, unhealthy and unsustainable".
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.
The Nova system, which separates food into four categories from the least to most processed, has come under scrutiny for not taking into account nutrients known to be unhealthy such as fat, salt and sugar.
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