Meaning

3 senses
  1. Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.

    unwholesome air, or food

    ungesund, unheilsam

    вре́дныйvrédnyj, нездоровыйnezdorovyj

  2. Not sound; tainted; defective.

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

More definitions
  • detrimental to physical or moral well-being

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
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Deutsch
By meaning 1
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Origin

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

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

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Forms

more unwholesome, most unwholesome
Comparativemore unwholesome Lesson
Superlativemost unwholesome Lesson

regular

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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