unwholesome
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 of unwholesome
1Other words for unwholesome
Other words from unwholesome
- un·whole·some·ly, adverb
- un·whole·some·ness, noun
Words Nearby unwholesome
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How to use unwholesome in a sentence
In an interview this week, Egeland strongly defended the propriety of delivering aid to unwholesome parts of northern Syria.
Conservatives have spent decades fulminating against a gay conspiracy to promote their unwholesome “agenda” in public schools.
The strong hand relaxed, another moment and the man, slipping round the corner like an unwholesome spirit, was gone.
The Garret and the Garden | R.M. BallantyneYesterday the ground appeared, and a hard rain coming down at the same time washed off much of the unwholesome debris.
Piso says, that the flesh of the six banded is not eatable; and Nieremberg affirms, that it is unwholesome and pernicious.
Buffon's Natural History. Volume VII (of 10) | Georges Louis Leclerc de Buffon
The woody hollow of Cowan's Bridge was foggy, unwholesome, damp.
Emily Bront | A. Mary F. (Agnes Mary Frances) RobinsonClothing, also, especially in boys the breeches, may give rise during childhood to unwholesome stimulation.
The Sexual Life of the Child | Albert Moll
British Dictionary definitions for unwholesome
/ (ʌnˈhəʊlsəm) /
detrimental to physical or mental health: an unwholesome climate
morally harmful or depraved: unwholesome practices
indicative of illness, esp in appearance
(esp of food) of inferior quality
Derived forms of unwholesome
- unwholesomely, adverb
- unwholesomeness, noun
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