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unhealthful

/ʌnˈhɛlθfəl/
un · health · ful
Adverb:unhealthfully
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unhealthful Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Detrimental to physical or mental well-being; not conducive to good health.

Example

"The nutritionist advised the family to replace unhealthful processed snacks with fresh fruits and whole grains."

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Word Nuance & Usage

Traditional usage guides distinguish 'unhealthful' (detrimental to health, as of food, habits, or environments) from 'unhealthy' (lacking good health, as of a person or organism), though in everyday modern English 'unhealthy' is widely used for both.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Unhealthful. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/unhealthful
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