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unwholesome

[uhn-hohl-suhm]

Origin

adjective

not wholesome; unhealthful; deleterious to health or physical or moral well-being: unwholesome food; unwholesome activities.

not sound in health; unhealthy, especially in appearance; suggestive of disease: an unwholesome pallor.

Origin:
1150–1200; Middle English; see un-¹, wholesome

Related forms

un·whole·some·ly, adverb

un·whole·some·ness, noun

Synonyms
1. insalubrious, noxious, pernicious.

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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

un'wholesomely

—*adv*

un'wholesomeness

—n

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Word Origin & History

unwholesome

c.1200, from un- (1) "not" + wholesome. Cf. Flem. onheylsaem, Ger. unheilsam, O.N. uheilsamr.

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