Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Causing or conducive to poor health; unwholesome.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Not healthful; injurious to health; insalubrious; unwholesome; noxious, physically or morally: as, an unhealthful climate or air.
Wiktionary
- adj. Not healthy; detrimental to health.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. detrimental to good health
- adj. not sanitary or healthful
- adj. detrimental to health
Etymologies
- un- + healthful (Wiktionary)
Examples
“But they're complicated by all kinds of issues, including unclear definitions of what's "unhealthful," the debate over whether the food industry's voluntary changes can be sufficient and the expanding field of venues through which those companies can reach children.”
“But neither his assertion that the GM salmon would be "unhealthful", nor that it might pose a "cancer risk" has any basis in fact.”
“I wonder if the what has driven Baby Boomers, of which I am one, to seek a nanny state, banning all mannyer of "unhealthful" things is what makes them so prone to the Republican fearmongering.”
“For some reason, many people have not yet gotten the message that animal protein is unhealthful, too -- just as animal fat is.”
The Huffington Post: Lose Weight And Get Healthy With The 21-Day Vegan Kickstart Program
“Well, the idea of this smoke being unhealthful to the smokers, much less anyone that happened to be passing by breathing the same air, just seems ridiculous to you, and even if true how bad can it get?”
“Insulin resistance can be genetic or acquired by an unhealthful lifestyle.”
“The outer child is a bratty, angry drama queen who is responsible for unhealthful and unwanted behavior, according to the book.”
The Washington Post: Unruly behavior of 'outer child' is target of psychotherapist's self-help book
“Remember to reposition any unhealthful foods or drinks below eye level to help prevent impulsive eating.”
“Whole milk adds unhealthful saturated fat and extra calories to a child's diet, he says.”
“We always have this kind of romantic notion that technology will free us from the dirty, the pathological, the slum-ridden, the unhealthful city, and that the world will spread itself out.”
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