"unwholesome" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more unwholesome [comparative], most unwholesome [superlative]
Etymology: From Middle English unholsom; equivalent to un- + wholesome. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|unholsom}} Middle English unholsom, {{af|en|un-|wholesome}} un- + wholesome Head templates: {{en-adj}} unwholesome (comparative more unwholesome, superlative most unwholesome)
  1. Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful. Translations (not wholesome): нездравословен (nezdravosloven) (Bulgarian), ósunnur (Faroese), malsain (French), nocif (French), insalubre (French), ungesund (German), unheilsam (German), חולני (Hebrew), ártalmas (Hungarian), káros (Hungarian), egészségtelen (Hungarian), kártékony (Hungarian), mérgező (Hungarian), mérges (Hungarian), anfholláin (Irish), malsano (Italian), insalubre (Italian), sfavorevole (Italian), morbidus (Latin), neufollan (Manx), neuslayntoil (Manx), anḟolláin (Old Irish), inanfollán (Old Irish), insalubru (Romanian), nesănătos (Romanian), nociv (Romanian), вре́дный (vrédnyj) (Russian), нездоровый (nezdorovyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-unwholesome-en-adj-0JzgnsQM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -some Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 35 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of 'not wholesome': 80 18 2
  2. Not sound; tainted; defective. Translations (corrupt morally): veszedelmes (Hungarian), ártalmas (Hungarian), bomlasztó (Hungarian), kártékony (Hungarian), mérgező (Hungarian), romboló (Hungarian), romlott (Hungarian), erkölcstelen (Hungarian), corrotto (Italian)
    Sense id: en-unwholesome-en-adj-FGPfLE4B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -some Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 35 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some: 31 36 33 Disambiguation of 'corrupt morally': 15 66 19
  3. Indicating unsound health; characteristic of or suggesting an unsound condition, physical or mental; repulsive; offensive.
    Sense id: en-unwholesome-en-adj-BNFGueMK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with un-, English terms suffixed with -some Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 34 36 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 31 35 35 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 29 33 38 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -some: 31 36 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unwholesomely, unwholesomeness

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "corrupt morally",
      "word": "ártalmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "corrupt morally",
      "word": "bomlasztó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "corrupt morally",
      "word": "kártékony"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "corrupt morally",
      "word": "mérgező"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "corrupt morally",
      "word": "romboló"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "corrupt morally",
      "word": "romlott"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "corrupt morally",
      "word": "erkölcstelen"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "corrupt morally",
      "word": "corrotto"
    }
  ],
  "word": "unwholesome"
}

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