unhealthful
adjective
un·health·ful
ˌən-ˈhelth-fəl 
also -ˈheltth-
: harmful to health of body or mind : unhealthy sense 1
unhealthful levels of water pollution
an unhealthful diet
an unhealthful tendency to worry
Examples of unhealthful in a Sentence
the unhealthful level of smog in the city
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The unhealthful effects of autocracy remain robust even when accounting for economic differences and when excluding Venezuela and its collapsing health-care system.
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Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2020
However, communities in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains were still experiencing unhealthful air quality, according to the air district.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
According to the agency’s map, very unhealthy air levels were detected in the Chino Valley and San Bernardino areas, unhealthful levels in the eastern San Gabriel Valley as well as Pomona, Perris, Corona, Riverside areas and far northern Orange County.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The grades are based on the number of days a county’s air reaches unhealthful levels when measuring ozone and particle pollution.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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Thomas J. Bollyky, Foreign Affairs, 30 Jan. 2020
However, communities in the San Gabriel and San Bernardino mountains were still experiencing unhealthful air quality, according to the air district.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2024
According to the agency’s map, very unhealthy air levels were detected in the Chino Valley and San Bernardino areas, unhealthful levels in the eastern San Gabriel Valley as well as Pomona, Perris, Corona, Riverside areas and far northern Orange County.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2024
The grades are based on the number of days a county’s air reaches unhealthful levels when measuring ozone and particle pollution.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2024
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“Unhealthful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhealthful. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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unhealthful
adjective
un·health·ful
-ˈhelth-fəl
: detrimental to good health
unhealthful working conditions
unhealthfulness
noun
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