Unwholesome
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌənˈhoʊlsəm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Unwholesome is an adjective meaning Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.
Meaning
Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.
More Meanings
- Not sound; tainted; defective.
- Indicating unsound health; characteristic of or suggesting an unsound condition, physical or mental; repulsive; offensive.
Example Sentences
unwholesome air, or food
There was something indefinably unwholesome about him. Something lean and snakelike.
Alas! he mastered not his destiny: I have said before, his ashes are in yonder urn. A few unwholesome dews on a summer night were mightier than all his science.
Caliban: As wicked dewe, as ere my mother bruſh'd / With Rauens feather from vnwholeſome Fen / Drop on you both : A Southweſt blow on yee, / And bliſter you all ore.
Synonyms for unwholesome
Depending on context, synonyms include vile, loathsome, jejune, morbid, offensive, noisome.
Antonyms for unwholesome
Common opposites include wholesome.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include insalubrious, unhealthful, unhealthy, noisome, nauseating, loathsome.
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