How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
unhealthy — [adj1] sick ailing, below par, debilitated, delicate, diseased, down, dragging, feeble, frail, ill, in a decline, infirm, in ill health, in poor health, invalid, laid low*, out of action*, out of shape, peaked, poorly, run down, shaky, sickly,… … New thesaurus
unhealthy — [unhel′thē] adj. unhealthier, unhealthiest 1. having or showing poor health; sickly; not well 2. harmful to health; unwholesome 3. harmful to morals or character 4. dangerous or risky [an unhealthy situation] unhealthily adv. unhealthiness … English World dictionary
unhealthy — index deadly, deleterious, detrimental, disadvantageous, harmful, inadvisable, insalubrious, lethal, noxio … Law dictionary
unhealthy — 1590s, injurious to health, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + HEALTHY (Cf. healthy). Earlier unhealthsome (1540s), unhealthful (1570s). Of persons, sickly, it is attested from 1610s … Etymology dictionary
unhealthy — ► ADJECTIVE (unhealthier, unhealthiest) 1) in poor health. 2) not conducive to health. DERIVATIVES unhealthily adverb unhealthiness noun … English terms dictionary
unhealthy — [[t]ʌnhe̱lθi[/t]] unhealthier, unhealthiest 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is unhealthy is likely to cause illness or poor health. Avoid unhealthy foods such as hamburger and chips... He worked in the notoriously unhealthy environment of a coal… … English dictionary
unhealthy — UK [ʌnˈhelθɪ] / US adjective Word forms unhealthy : adjective unhealthy comparative unhealthier superlative unhealthiest 1) ill, or not physically fit Your skin looks pale and unhealthy. 2) a) an unhealthy business or economy does not make a lot… … English dictionary
unhealthy — un|health|y [ʌnˈhelθi] adj comparative unhealthier superlative unhealthiest 1.) likely to make you ill ▪ unhealthy living conditions 2.) not normal or natural and likely to be harmful ▪ an unhealthy relationship unhealthy interest/obsession/fear… … Dictionary of contemporary English
unhealthy — adjective 1 likely to make you ill: unhealthy living conditions 2 not healthy: unhealthy children who don t get enough exercise 3 unhealthy skin, hair etc shows that you are ill or not healthy: an unhealthy pale complexion 4 behaviour that is… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unhealthy — un|health|y [ ʌn helθi ] adjective 1. ) sick or not physically fit: Your skin looks pale and unhealthy. She said it was unhealthy to bottle up your problems. a ) not good for you in a physical way: Everyone knows smoking is unhealthy. b ) not… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
unhealthy — unhealthily, adv. unhealthiness, n. /un hel thee/, adj., unhealthier, unhealthiest. 1. not in a state of good or normal health; in an unsound, weak, or morbid condition. 2. symptomatic of or resulting from bad health: an unhealthy pallor. 3. not… … Universalium
