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unwholesomeness

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un⋅whole⋅some

  [uhn-hohl-suhm]
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–adjective
1. not wholesome; unhealthful; deleterious to health or physical or moral well-being: unwholesome food; unwholesome activities.
2. not sound in health; unhealthy, esp. in appearance; suggestive of disease: an unwholesome pallor.
Origin:
1150–1200; ME; 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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un·whole·some   (ŭn-hōl'səm)   
adj.  

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

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

  3. Offensive or loathsome.

un·whole'some·ly adv., un·whole'some·ness n.
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Word Origin & History

unwholesome 
c.1200, from un- (1) "not" + wholesome. Cf. Flem. onheylsaem, Ger. unheilsam, O.N. uheilsamr.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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