unhealthy
1unhealthy — [adj1] sick ailing, below par, debilitated, delicate, diseased, down, dragging, feeble, frail, ill, in a decline, infirm, in ill health, in poor health, invalid, laid low*, out of action*, out of shape, peaked, poorly, run down, shaky, sickly,… …
2unhealthy — [unhel′thē] adj. unhealthier, unhealthiest 1. having or showing poor health; sickly; not well 2. harmful to health; unwholesome 3. harmful to morals or character 4. dangerous or risky [an unhealthy situation] unhealthily adv. unhealthiness …
3unhealthy — index deadly, deleterious, detrimental, disadvantageous, harmful, inadvisable, insalubrious, lethal, noxio …
4unhealthy — 1590s, injurious to health, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + HEALTHY (Cf. healthy). Earlier unhealthsome (1540s), unhealthful (1570s). Of persons, sickly, it is attested from 1610s …
5unhealthy — ► ADJECTIVE (unhealthier, unhealthiest) 1) in poor health. 2) not conducive to health. DERIVATIVES unhealthily adverb unhealthiness noun …
6unhealthy — [[t]ʌnhe̱lθi[/t]] unhealthier, unhealthiest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is unhealthy is likely to cause illness or poor health. Avoid unhealthy foods such as hamburger and chips... He worked in the notoriously unhealthy environment of a coal… …
7unhealthy — UK [ʌnˈhelθɪ] / US adjective Word forms unhealthy : adjective unhealthy comparative unhealthier superlative unhealthiest 1) ill, or not physically fit Your skin looks pale and unhealthy. 2) a) an unhealthy business or economy does not make a lot… …
8unhealthy — un|health|y [ʌnˈhelθi] adj comparative unhealthier superlative unhealthiest 1.) likely to make you ill ▪ unhealthy living conditions 2.) not normal or natural and likely to be harmful ▪ an unhealthy relationship unhealthy interest/obsession/fear… …
9unhealthy — adjective 1 likely to make you ill: unhealthy living conditions 2 not healthy: unhealthy children who don t get enough exercise 3 unhealthy skin, hair etc shows that you are ill or not healthy: an unhealthy pale complexion 4 behaviour that is… …
10unhealthy — un|health|y [ ʌn helθi ] adjective 1. ) sick or not physically fit: Your skin looks pale and unhealthy. She said it was unhealthy to bottle up your problems. a ) not good for you in a physical way: Everyone knows smoking is unhealthy. b ) not… …
11unhealthy — unhealthily, adv. unhealthiness, n. /un hel thee/, adj., unhealthier, unhealthiest. 1. not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition. 2. symptomatic of or resulting from bad health: an unhealthy pallor. 3. not… …
12unhealthy — adj. unhealthy to + inf. (it s unhealthy to smoke) * * * [ʌn helθɪ] unhealthy to + inf. (it s unhealthy to smoke) …
13unhealthy — un•health•y [[t]ʌnˈhɛl θi[/t]] adj. health•i•er, health•i•est 1) pat not in a state of good or normal health; unsound or abnormal; diseased: unhealthy tissue[/ex] 2) pat symptomatic of or resulting from bad health: an unhealthy pallor 3) pat… …
14unhealthy — adjective 1) an unhealthy lifestyle Syn: harmful, detrimental, destructive, injurious, damaging, deleterious; malign, noxious, poisonous, insalubrious, baleful 2) an unhealthy pallor Syn …
15unhealthy — adjective 1) an unhealthy lifestyle Syn: harmful, detrimental, destructive, injurious, damaging, noxious, poisonous 2) he s pretty unhealthy Syn: sick, poorly, ill, unwell …
16unhealthy — adjective Date: 1595 1. not conducive to health < an unhealthy climate > 2. not in good health ; sickly, diseased 3. a. dangerous, risky b. bad, injurious c. morally contaminated …
17unhealthy — adjective a) characterized by, or conducive to poor health The villagers lived in unhealthy surroundings. b) sick or ill He was an unhealthy child. An …
18unhealthy — un·healthy hel thē adj, un·health·i·er; est 1) not conducive to health <an unhealthy climate> 2) not in good health: SICKLY un·health·i·ness n …
19unhealthy — adj. Unhealthy is used with these nouns: ↑diet, ↑fascination, ↑fat, ↑food, ↑habit, ↑lifestyle, ↑obsession, ↑preoccupation …
20unhealthy — homosexual Not because of an increased risk of contracting AIDS: Hattie heard one of the mistresses, talking about her and Pearl, say, It s an unhealthy relationship . (I. Murdoch, 1983) …