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un⋅health⋅ful

[uhn-helth-fuhl]
–adjective
not conducive to good health; unwholesome: unhealthful food.

Origin:
1570–80; un- 1 + healthful


un⋅health⋅ful⋅ness, noun
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un·health·ful   (ŭn-hělth'fəl)   
adj.  Causing or conducive to poor health; unwholesome.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: un·health·ful
Pronunciation: -'helth-f&l
Function: adjective
: detrimental to good health <unhealthful workingconditions> —un·health·ful·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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