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Definition of: unwholesome
(un·hōl′səm) adjective
1. Deleterious to physical or mental health.
2. Unsound in quality or condition; diseased or decayed: unwholesome provisions.
3. Impaired in health; sickly in appearance: an unwholesome look.
4. Not contributing to moral health; pernicious: unwholesome literature. See synonyms under BAD, NOISOME.
—un·whole′some·ly adverb
—un·whole′some·ness noun
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