unhealthy
adjective
un·healthy
ˌən-ˈhel-thē 
unhealthier; unhealthiest
1
: not conducive to health : not healthful
an unhealthy climate
unhealthy habits
unhealthy foods
Synonyms
Examples of unhealthy in a Sentence
Her skin looks blotchy and unhealthy.
Tests revealed an unhealthy level of lead in the water.
Eating honey can be unhealthy for babies.
He was stuck in an unhealthy relationship.
She has an unhealthy interest in natural disasters.
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How heat affects students and teachers All students feel the negative academic impact of hot classrooms because kids can't learn in unhealthy weather conditions, Davis said.
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Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
The down-on-his-luck Irishman will stop at nothing to shed the pounds in increasingly dangerous and unhealthy ways, to the worry of his partner Caitlin (Caitriona Balfe) and the glee of his new, sadistic trainer Box (John Turturro).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Healthy critical appraisal has morphed into unhealthy skepticism because medical research is under siege by the same volume-over-everything mentality that plagues corporate medicine and compromises quality.
—Prem Ramkumar, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District warns residents to stay indoors during the hottest part of the day on Tuesday and Wednesday as the area experiences unhealthy concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
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Kayla Jimenez, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2024
The down-on-his-luck Irishman will stop at nothing to shed the pounds in increasingly dangerous and unhealthy ways, to the worry of his partner Caitlin (Caitriona Balfe) and the glee of his new, sadistic trainer Box (John Turturro).
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 6 Sep. 2024
Healthy critical appraisal has morphed into unhealthy skepticism because medical research is under siege by the same volume-over-everything mentality that plagues corporate medicine and compromises quality.
—Prem Ramkumar, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District warns residents to stay indoors during the hottest part of the day on Tuesday and Wednesday as the area experiences unhealthy concentrations of ground-level ozone pollution.
—Stephanie Lam, The Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2024
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“Unhealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhealthy. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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