adjective
-·health′i·er, -·health′i·est- having or showing poor health; sickly; not well
- harmful to health; unwholesome
- harmful to morals or character
- dangerous or risky: an unhealthy situation
unhealthy
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unhealthy
adjective
un·health·i·er, un·health·i·est- a. Being in a state of ill health; sick.b. Characterized by or symptomatic of ill health: an unhealthy pallor.c. Causing or conducive to poor health; unwholesome: an unhealthy diet.
- Harmful to character or morality; corruptive: unhealthy reading material.
- Characterized by or symptomatic of disturbed mental health: took an unhealthy interest in violence and fires.
- Of a risky nature; dangerous: an unhealthy predicament.
Related Forms:
- un′health′i·ly
adverb
- un·health′i·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative unhealthier, superlative unhealthiest)
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unhealthy - Medical Definition
adj.
unhealthier unhealthiest- Being in a state of ill health; sick.
- Characterized by or symptomatic of ill health: an unhealthy pallor.
- Causing or conducive to poor health; unwholesome: an unhealthy diet.
- Characterized by or symptomatic of disturbed mental health: took an unhealthy interest in violence and fires.
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- un′health′i·ly
adv.
- un·health′i·ness
n.
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