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unhealthy Definition


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unhealthy
adj
    1. Not conducive to health; harmful.
      Thesaurus: unhealthful, insalutary; Antonym: hygienic.
    2. Suffering from, or showing evidence of, ill health.
      Thesaurus: sickly, ailing, unwell, infirm, invalid, weak, frail, feeble; Antonym: robust.
    3. Flouting or corrupting moral standards.
    4. Causing or likely to cause anxiety or worry; psychologically damaging.
      Example: an unhealthy attitude
    5. colloq
      Dangerous to life.
Derivative: unhealthily
adverb
    Derivative: unhealthiness
    noun
      Etymology: 16c.



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