unwholesome
adjective
not wholesome; unhealthful; deleterious to health or physical or moral well-being.
unwholesomeness
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a word derived from
unwholesome.
Example Sentences
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London was all "noise, unwholesomeness, dirt and fret."
From Time Magazine Archive
Disdaining pitchfork theatrics, he is a provokingly cool customer even when buying souls, with a tart, casual manner and a fine, stylish unwholesomeness.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the anterooms were left the snow-covered clothes; the shoes were cleansed on the scrapers, so as to prevent the introduction of any unwholesomeness with one into the room.
From The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras by Edouard Riou
Salted meats and fish are distinctive foods, which are occasionally very acceptable, and the dessicated foods are beyond suspicion of unwholesomeness.
From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald
A sickness had broken out among Davis's people, which was attributed to the unwholesomeness of the air, or the bad water, at Ria Lexa.
From History of the Buccaneers of America by James Burney
