unwholesome
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insalubrious, noisome, noxious, sickly, unhealthful, unhealthy
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Last year, Weibo banned homosexual content, which the authorities deemed unwholesome. — Youyou Zhou, Quartz, "Chinaās fan-girl culture is mobilizing against the Hong Kong protests," 18 Aug. 2019 Yet, the price of an unlikely unwholesome outcome (from Indiaās point of view) will, in a substantial measure, have to be paid by Muslims. — Salman Khurshid, Quartz India, "Rumours, suspicions, fears: What Indian Muslims have battled since Independence," 26 July 2019 Douglas hopes that within the safe space of the home parents and kids can enter a dialogue about these aspects of childhood, which often are waved away as unwholesome fantasy. — Jef Rouner, Houston Chronicle, "Wilde Collection art show makes dark less scary for young artists," 21 June 2018 And the whole ad is absolutely memorable, in a thoroughly unwholesome way. — Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, "The Most Unhinged Political Ad of 2018 Is Already Here," 9 Apr. 2018 All five children in the home were found living in unwholesome and unsafe surroundings covered with filth, dirty diapers, lice and insect bites, according to social workers and an investigator who testified in Accomack County court. — USA TODAY, "Toddlers in cages: Virginia mom indicted on 5 counts of child abuse," 5 Oct. 2017 While decidedly unwholesome, the wanton gala headlined by RL Grime was imbued with good cheer. — By Bill Brownlee, kansascity, "RL Grime headlines the Seasons Music Festival at the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland," 5 Aug. 2017 This time around, Bertieās mother, Irene, is determined to protect him from the unwholesome influences of modern life. — Bethanne Patrick, The Denver Post, "A Scottish boy needs all the moral support he can get in āThe Bertie Projectā," 24 Feb. 2017 Now here's the dismaying part: The aliens, who look like the product of an unwholesome experiment to cross a scorpion with a mole rat, enter the world aggressive, energetic, and hungry. — Seth Shostak, NBC News, "āAlien: Covenantā Offers Ghoulish Fun But āTinsel Town Scienceā," 22 May 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'unwholesome.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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