unwholesome
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unwholesome
- /ˌənˈhoʊlsəm/ US
- /ˌənˈhəʊlsəm/ UK
Rhymes with -əʊlsəm
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From Middle English unholsom; equivalent to un- + wholesome.
adjective more unwholesome · most unwholesome
- Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful. unwholesome air, or food
- Not sound; tainted; defective. There was something indefinably unwholesome about him. Something lean and snakelike.
- Indicating unsound health; characteristic of or suggesting an unsound condition, physical or mental; repulsive; offensive.
Opposite: wholesome
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adjective
Opposite: wholesome
Translations
Talk about this word "unwholesome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/unwholesome. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. unwholesome. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/unwholesome "unwholesome." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/unwholesome.Cite this
@misc{unwholesome_2026,
title = {unwholesome},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unwholesome},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
