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un·health·y
 unhealthy
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- pronunciation:
- uhn
hel
thi
- features:
- Word Explorer, Word Parts
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
unhealthier, unhealthiest |
| definition 1: |
If something is unhealthy, it is not good for your body. It could make you sick or make you get sick a lot, or it could make you weak or not able to use your brain well. Some unhealthy things could make a person's life shorter.
My mom says I have to wash my hands more often and it's unhealthy if I don't.Our teacher told us that not getting any exercise is unhealthy.My doctor says that eating only sweet things is unhealthy.- antonyms:
- healthy
- similar words:
- bad, damaging, harmful, toxic
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| definition 2: |
If a person is unhealthy, they are sick, or they get sick a lot.
The most unhealthy patients are treated in this part of the hospital.- synonyms:
- ill, sick
- antonyms:
- healthy
- similar words:
- bad, weak
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| related words: |
run-down, sick |
| derivations: |
unhealthily (adv.), unhealthiness (n.) |
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