unhealthful Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective not sanitary or healthful
    unsanitary; insanitary.
    • unsanitary open sewers
    • grim and unsanitary conditions
  2. adjective detrimental to good health
    • unhealthful air pollution
    • unhealthful conditions in old apartments with peeling lead-based paint
  3. adjective satellite detrimental to health
    insalubrious; unhealthy.

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