unwholesome

Definition of Unwholesome in English :

1. unwholesome

detrimental to physical or moral well-being

Example Sentences:
'unwholesome food'
'unwholesome habits like smoking'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Unwholesome

adjective

1.

detrimental to physical or mental health

an unwholesome climate

2.

morally harmful or depraved

unwholesome practices

3.

indicative of illness, esp in appearance

4.

(esp of food) of inferior quality

adjective

not wholesome

; specif.,

a.

harmful to body or mind; unhealthful

b.

having unsound health or an unhealthy appearance

c.

morally harmful or corrupt

adj.

1. Not conducive to good health; unhealthy: unwholesome foods.

2. Suggestive of disease or bad health: an unwholesome pallor.

3. Not conducive to morality; morally harmful: found his enthusiasm for gambling unwholesome.