UNHEALTHFUL

unhealthful

(adjective) detrimental to good health; “unhealthful air pollution”; “unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint”

unsanitary, insanitary, unhealthful

(adjective) not sanitary or healthful; “unsanitary open sewers”; “grim and unsanitary conditions”

insalubrious, unhealthful, unhealthy

(adjective) detrimental to health

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

unhealthful (comparative more unhealthful, superlative most unhealthful)

Not promoting health; detrimental to health.

Synonyms

• insalubrious

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

3 May 2025

DESIRABLE

(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”


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