unhealthy — [adj1] sick ailing, below par, debilitated, delicate, diseased, down, dragging, feeble, frail, ill, in a decline, infirm, in ill health, in poor health, invalid, laid low*, out of action*, out of shape, peaked, poorly, run down, shaky, sickly,… … New thesaurus
unhealthy — [unhel′thē] adj. unhealthier, unhealthiest 1. having or showing poor health; sickly; not well 2. harmful to health; unwholesome 3. harmful to morals or character 4. dangerous or risky [an unhealthy situation] unhealthily adv. unhealthiness … English World dictionary
unhealthy — index deadly, deleterious, detrimental, disadvantageous, harmful, inadvisable, insalubrious, lethal, noxio … Law dictionary
unhealthy — 1590s, injurious to health, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + HEALTHY (Cf. healthy). Earlier unhealthsome (1540s), unhealthful (1570s). Of persons, sickly, it is attested from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
unhealthy — ► ADJECTIVE (unhealthier, unhealthiest) 1) in poor health. 2) not conducive to health. DERIVATIVES unhealthily adverb unhealthiness noun … English terms dictionary
unhealthy — UK [ʌnˈhelθɪ] / US adjective Word forms unhealthy : adjective unhealthy comparative unhealthier superlative unhealthiest 1) ill, or not physically fit Your skin looks pale and unhealthy. 2) a) an unhealthy business or economy does not make a lot… … English dictionary
unhealthy — un|health|y [ʌnˈhelθi] adj comparative unhealthier superlative unhealthiest 1.) likely to make you ill ▪ unhealthy living conditions 2.) not normal or natural and likely to be harmful ▪ an unhealthy relationship unhealthy interest/obsession/fear… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unhealthy — adjective 1 likely to make you ill: unhealthy living conditions 2 not healthy: unhealthy children who don t get enough exercise 3 unhealthy skin, hair etc shows that you are ill or not healthy: an unhealthy pale complexion 4 behaviour that is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unhealthy — un|health|y [ ʌn helθi ] adjective 1. ) sick or not physically fit: Your skin looks pale and unhealthy. She said it was unhealthy to bottle up your problems. a ) not good for you in a physical way: Everyone knows smoking is unhealthy. b ) not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unhealthy — 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… … Universalium
