unwholesome (redirected from unwholesomely)

un·whole·some  (n-hlsm)

adj.

1. Injurious to physical, mental, or moral health; unhealthy.

2. Suggestive of disease or degeneracy: an unwholesome pallor.

3. Offensive or loathsome.

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un·wholesome·ly adv.

un·wholesome·ness n.

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unwholesome [ʌnˈhəʊlsəm]

adj

1. detrimental to physical or mental health an unwholesome climate

2. morally harmful or depraved unwholesome practices

3. indicative of illness, esp in appearance

4. (esp of food) of inferior quality

unwholesomely  adv

unwholesomeness  n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

unwholesome - detrimental to physical or moral well-being; "unwholesome food"; "unwholesome habits like smoking" harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking" unhealthful - detrimental to good health; "unhealthful air pollution"; "unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint" unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers" noxious - injurious to physical or mental health; "noxious chemical wastes"; "noxious ideas" unsound - not sound financially; "unsound banking practices" wholesome - conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"

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unwholesome

adjective

1. harmful, unhealthy, noxious, deleterious, junk (informal), tainted, poisonous, insanitary, insalubrious, unnourishing a chemically reactive ecologically unwholesome substance
harmful healthy, beneficial, wholesome, sanitary, hygienic, salubrious, germ-free

2. wicked, bad, evil, corrupting, perverting, degrading, immoral, depraving, demoralizing, maleficent My desire to be rich was an insane, unwholesome desire.
wicked moral, edifying

Translations

unwholesome [ˈʌnˈhəʊlsəm] ADJ

1. (= unhealthy) [food] → poco sano, poco saludable; [air] → malsano, poco saludable; [smell] → desagradable

2. (morally) [lifestyle, desire, habit] → malsano, pernicioso; [thoughts] → malsano
to have an unwholesome interest in sth → tener un interés malsano en algo

unwholesome

adj → ungesund; influence → ungut, verderblich; appearance, character → schmierig; food → minderwertig; smell → faul; desire, thoughts, story, jokes → schmutzig; they are rather unwholesome company for her → sie sind nicht gerade ein guter Umgang für sie; to have an unwholesome interest in somebody/something → ein perverses Interesse an jdm/etw haben

unwholesome [ʌnˈhəʊlsəm] adj (food) → non genuino/a; (climate, smell) → malsano/a; (thoughts, influence) → cattivo/a