unwholesome meaning

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unwholesome (adjective): detrimental to physical or moral well-being.

Definition of unwholesome

  1. detrimental to physical or moral well-being
    • unwholesome food
    • unwholesome habits like smoking

    Opposite: wholesome

    Similar: insalubrious, insubstantial, morbid, nauseating, rich

    Related forms: unwholesomeness

Scrabble score: 19 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with UN · words ending in ME · 11-letter words

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