Definition for UN-HEALTH'Y

UN-HEALTH'Y, a. [unhelth'y.]

  1. Wanting health; wanting a sound and vigorous state of body; habitually weak or indisposed; as, an unhealthy person.
  2. Unsound; wanting vigor of growth; as, an unhealthy plant.
  3. Sickly; abounding with disease; as, an unhealthy season or city.
  4. Insalubrious; unwholesome; adapted to generate diseases; as, an unhealthy climate or country.
  5. Morbid; not indicating health.

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