- not wholesome; unhealthful; deleterious to health or physical or moral well-being: unwholesome food; unwholesome activities.
- not sound in health; unhealthy, especially in appearance; suggestive of disease: an unwholesome pallor.
- detrimental to physical or mental health
- morally harmful or depraved
- indicative of illness, esp in appearance
- (esp of food) of inferior quality
