unwholesome

adj
/ˌənˈhoʊlsəm/US/ˌənˈhəʊlsəm/UK

Etymology

From Middle English unholsom; equivalent to un- + wholesome.

  1. inherited from unholsom

Definitions

  1. Not wholesome

    Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.

    • unwholesome air, or food
    • Caliban: As wicked dewe, as ere my mother bruſh'd / With Rauens feather from vnwholeſome Fen / Drop on you both : A Southweſt blow on yee, / And bliſter you all ore.
    • Alas! he mastered not his destiny: I have said before, his ashes are in yonder urn. A few unwholesome dews on a summer night were mightier than all his science.
  2. Not sound

    Not sound; tainted; defective.

    • There was something indefinably unwholesome about him. Something lean and snakelike.
  3. Indicating unsound health

    Indicating unsound health; characteristic of or suggesting an unsound condition, physical or mental; repulsive; offensive.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA