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Unhealthy

UNHEALTHY

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Adj.
unhelth'y.
1.
Wanting health; wanting a sound and vigorous state of body; habitually weak or indisposed; as an unhealthy person.
2.
Unsound; wanting vigor of growth; as an unhealthy plant.
3.
Sickly; abounding with disease; as an unhealthy season or city.
4.
Insalubrious; unwholesome; adapted to generate diseases; as an unhealthy climate or country.
5.
Morbid; not indicating health.

Definition 2024


unhealthy

unhealthy

English

Adjective

unhealthy (comparative unhealthier, superlative unhealthiest)

  1. characterized by, or conducive to poor health
    The villagers lived in unhealthy surroundings.
  2. sick or ill
    He was an unhealthy child.
  3. tending to corrupt
    He liked unhealthy reading material.
  4. characterized by disturbed mental health
    He had an unhealthy interest in fire.

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