unwholesome

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English unholsom; equivalent to un- +‎ wholesome. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˌənˈhoʊlsəm/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌənˈhəʊlsəm/ Rhymes: -əʊlsəm Hyphenation: un‧whole‧some === Adjective === unwholesome (comparative more unwholesome, superlative most unwholesome) Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful. Not sound; tainted; defective. Indicating unsound health; characteristic of or suggesting an unsound condition, physical or mental; repulsive; offensive. ==== Antonyms ==== wholesome ==== Derived terms ==== unwholesomely unwholesomeness ==== Translations ==== === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “unwholesome”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.