unwholesome

pronunciation

How to pronounce unwholesome in British English: UK [ˌʌnˈhəʊlsəm]word uk audio image

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  • Adjective:
    detrimental to physical or moral well-being

Word Origin

unwholesome (adj.)
c. 1200, from un- (1) "not" + wholesome (adj.). Similar formation in Flemish onheylsaem, German unheilsam, Old Norse uheilsamr.

Antonym

adj.

wholesome

Example

1. Those books are unwholesome to children .
2. ' Media are broadcasting unwholesome news ' - independent online .
3. They kept him out in the unwholesome mists at night , and ordered him back into his harness in the day .
4. In a 2007 survey by the department of education , 88 % of home-schooling parents said that their local public schools were unsafe , drug-ridden or unwholesome in some way .
5. From this unwholesome environment is my moral duty .

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