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   Un·health·y

   /ˌənˈhelTHē/

   

   adjective

   • 1. harmful to health: "an unhealthy diet" Similar harmfuldetrimentaldestructiveinjuriousdamagingdeleteriousruinousmalignnoxiouspoisonousinsalubriousbalefulriskydangerousperilous
   • ▪ not having or showing good health: "his face looked pale and unhealthy" Similar ill-lookingillunwellin poor healthailingsicksicklypoorlyindisposedunsoundunfitweakfeeblefraildelicatedebilitatedinfirmvaletudinarianwashed outrun downpeakyout of condition/shapein poor condition/shape
   • ▪ (of a person's attitude or behavior) not sensible or well balanced; abnormal and harmful: "an unhealthy obsession with fast cars" Similar unwholesomeundesirablemorbidmacabreghoulishtwistedwarpeddepravedabnormalunnaturalinformal:sick

   Derivatives

   • 1. unhealthily adverb
   • 2. unhealthiness noun

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