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Deleterious vs Unwholesome - What's the difference?

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Deleterious is a related term of unwholesome.


As adjectives the difference between deleterious and unwholesome

is that deleterious is harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious'' effects, ''deleterious to health) while unwholesome is not wholesome; unfavorable to health; insalubrious; unhealthy; as, unwholesome air; unwholesome food.

deleterious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way (as for example deleterious'' effects, ''deleterious to health).
  • * 1850 , :
    • Or might it suffice him, that every wholesome growth should be converted into something deleterious and malignant at his touch?

    Synonyms

    * (harmful) destructive, harmful, hurtful, injurious, noxious, pernicious; see also

    Derived terms

    * deleteriously

    Related terms

    * delete * deletion * deletory

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    unwholesome

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; insalubrious; unhealthy; as, unwholesome air; unwholesome food.
  • Not sound; diseased; tainted; impaired; defective.
  • Indicating unsound health; characteristic of or suggesting an unsound condition, physical or mental; repulsive; offensive.

    • Related terms

    * wholesome * unwholesomely * unwholesomeness

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