unhealthy

  • 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… …

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  • 12unhealthy — adj. unhealthy to + inf. (it s unhealthy to smoke) * * * [ʌn helθɪ] unhealthy to + inf. (it s unhealthy to smoke) …

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  • 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… …

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  • 14unhealthy — adjective 1) an unhealthy lifestyle Syn: harmful, detrimental, destructive, injurious, damaging, deleterious; malign, noxious, poisonous, insalubrious, baleful 2) an unhealthy pallor Syn …

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  • 15unhealthy — adjective 1) an unhealthy lifestyle Syn: harmful, detrimental, destructive, injurious, damaging, noxious, poisonous 2) he s pretty unhealthy Syn: sick, poorly, ill, unwell …

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  • 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 …

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  • 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 …

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  • 18unhealthy — un·healthy hel thē adj, un·health·i·er; est 1) not conducive to health &LT;an unhealthy climate&GT; 2) not in good health: SICKLY un·health·i·ness n …

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  • 19unhealthy — adj. Unhealthy is used with these nouns: ↑diet, ↑fascination, ↑fat, ↑food, ↑habit, ↑lifestyle, ↑obsession, ↑preoccupation …

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  • 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) …

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