unhealthy

un·health·y  (n-hlth)

adj. un·health·i·er, un·health·i·est

1.

a. Being in a state of ill health; sick.

b. Characterized by or symptomatic of ill health: an unhealthy pallor.

c. Causing or conducive to poor health; unwholesome: an unhealthy diet.

2. Harmful to character or moral health; corruptive: unhealthy reading material.

3. Characterized by or symptomatic of disturbed mental health: took an unhealthy interest in violence and fires.

4. Of a risky nature; dangerous: an unhealthy predicament.

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unhealthi·ly adv.

un·healthi·ness n.

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unhealthy

Adjective

[-healthier, -healthiest]

1. likely to cause illness or poor health: unhealthy foods such as hamburger and chips

2. not very fit or well

3. caused by or looking as if caused by poor health: a thin unhealthy look about him

4. morbid or unwholesome: an unhealthy interest in computer fraud

unhealthiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" unfit - not in good physical or mental condition; out of condition; "fat and very unfit"; "certified as unfit for army service"; "drunk and unfit for service" frail - physically weak; "an invalid's frail body" ill, sick - affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function; "ill from the monotony of his suffering" unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking" healthy - having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease; "a rosy healthy baby"; "staying fit and healthy"
	2.	unhealthy - detrimental to health insalubrious, unhealthful unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking"
	3.	unhealthy - not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate" unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint"

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unhealthy

adjective 1. harmful, detrimental, unwholesome, noxious, deleterious, insanitary, noisome, insalubrious << OPPOSITE beneficial

adjective 2. sick, sickly, unwell, poorly (informal) weak, delicate, crook Austral., N.Z. (informal) ailing, frail, feeble, invalid, unsound, infirm, in poor health << OPPOSITE well

adjective 3. weak, unsound, ailing << OPPOSITE strong

adjective 4. unwholesome, morbid, bad, negative, corrupt, corrupting, degrading, undesirable, demoralizing, baneful (archaic) << OPPOSITE wholesome

Translations

unhealthy [ʌnˈhɛlθɪ] adj (gen) → malsano, insalubre; [person] → enfermizo; [interest] → morboso

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unhealthy [ʌnˈhɛlθɪ] adj (gen) → malsain(e); [person] → maladif/ive

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unhealthy [ʌnˈhɛlθɪ] adj [person] → nicht gesund; [place] → ungesund (fig) [interest] → krankhaft

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unhealthy [ʌnˈhɛlθɪ] adj (gen) → malsano/a; [person] → malaticcio/a