Unhealthful
adj
adj ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Not promoting health; detrimental to health.
"An unhealthful diet and lack of exercise are common causes for heart disease."
Adjective
- 1 detrimental to good health wordnet
- 2 not sanitary or healthful wordnet
- 3 detrimental to health wordnet
Example
More examples"It is one thing to eat unhealthful food, while not caring about the effects. It is quite another thing to eat unhealthful food, however, because one thinks it’s nutritional."
Etymology
From un- + healthful.