unhealthy
adjective
un·healthy
ˌən-ˈhel-thē 
unhealthier; unhealthiest
1
: not conducive to health : not healthful
an unhealthy climate
unhealthy habits
unhealthy foods
Examples of unhealthy in a Sentence
Her skin looks blotchy and unhealthy.
Tests revealed an unhealthy level of lead in the water.
Eating honey can be unhealthy for babies.
He was stuck in an unhealthy relationship.
She has an unhealthy interest in natural disasters.
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This sends an unhealthy message to the neighbors — that their comments are last priority and since the agenda is completed, their comments are useless.
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Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
These foods are often low in nutritional value and have high amounts of salt, sugar, and unhealthy fats.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Residents across parts of the state of Washington faced unhealthy levels of air pollution early Thursday, a live map from AirNow, a partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other agencies showed.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Even a small peninsula could host a basic airfield and seaport to facilitate the movement of people and aid, severing Gaza’s unhealthy dependency on Israel and Egypt.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
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Kelly G. Richardson, Oc Register, 26 Sep. 2025
These foods are often low in nutritional value and have high amounts of salt, sugar, and unhealthy fats.
—Claudia Boyd-Barrett, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
Residents across parts of the state of Washington faced unhealthy levels of air pollution early Thursday, a live map from AirNow, a partnership between the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other agencies showed.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Even a small peninsula could host a basic airfield and seaport to facilitate the movement of people and aid, severing Gaza’s unhealthy dependency on Israel and Egypt.
—Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib, The Atlantic, 23 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unhealthy
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“Unhealthy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unhealthy. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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