unhealthy
Adjective
- not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
- "unhealthy ulcers"
Adjective Satellite
- detrimental to health
- not conducive to good health
- "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"
- "an unhealthy climate"
Adj
- characterized by, or conducive to poor health
- sick or ill
- tending to corrupt
- characterized by disturbed mental health
Examples
- He had an unhealthy interest in fire.
- He liked unhealthy reading material.
- He was an unhealthy child.
- The villagers lived in unhealthy surroundings.
Origin / Etymology
From un- + healthy.
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Scrabble Score: 18
unhealthy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordunhealthy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
unhealthy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
unhealthy: valid Words With Friends Word