unhealthy

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
    detrimental to health
    not conducive to good health

Word Origin

unhealthy (adj.)
1590s, "injurious to health," from un- (1) "not" + healthy (adj.). Earlier unhealthsome (1540s), unhealthful (1570s). Of persons, "sickly," it is attested from 1610s. Related: Unhealthily.

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Example

1. Overall , 314 people studied had all four unhealthy behaviors .
2. They still have an unhealthy diet .
3. Consider unhealthy reactions to stress and do the opposite to reduce the risk .
4. One interpretation of hsbc 's capital raising is that it is keen to make the gap between it and unhealthy banks even wider .
5. What about the widespread concern that an unhealthy amount of new lending has been used to speculate in asset markets , leaving banks dangerously exposed ?

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