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unwholesome<br />

adj. 1 unhealthy, unhealthful, detrimental, deleterious,<br />

pernicious, insalubrious, unhygienic, insalutary, harmful,<br />

noxious, toxic, injurious, destructive: Fernthwaite finally<br />

succumbed to the unwholesome climate and had to be sent home. 2<br />

corrupt, immoral, bad, wicked, evil, sinful, perverted;<br />

demoralizing, depraved, degrading, corrupting, perverting: <strong>The</strong><br />

social worker said it was wrong for a child to be raised in such<br />

an unwholesome atmosphere. 3 ill, ailing, sickly, sick, pale,<br />

wan, anaemic, pallid, pasty: <strong>The</strong>ir unwholesome complexion comes<br />

from malnutrition.<br />

unwieldy adj. awkward, clumsy, bulky, oversized, cumbersome, ungainly,<br />

unmanageable, unhandy, unmanoeuvrable: <strong>The</strong> huge oil tankers,<br />

though economical, <strong>of</strong>ten proved unwieldy in the ports they<br />

visited.<br />

unwonted adj. infrequent, unusual, uncustomary, uncommon, unfamiliar,<br />

unprecedented, rare, singular, atypical, abnormal, peculiar,<br />

odd, strange, irregular, unconventional, unorthodox: All this<br />

unwonted physical exercise made them exhausted by evening.<br />

unworthy adj. 1 unequal, meritless, unmerited, substandard, inferior,<br />

second-rate, menial, puny, petty, paltry, unpr<strong>of</strong>essional,<br />

mediocre, despicable, contemptible, dishonourable, ignoble,<br />

disreputable, discreditable, unqualified, ineligible, unfit,<br />

undeserving: I consider Patrick an unworthy opponent. 2<br />

unworthy <strong>of</strong>. unbecoming to, inappropriate to, unsuitable for,<br />

unfit for, out <strong>of</strong> character for, inconsistent with or for, out<br />

<strong>of</strong> place with or for, incongruous with or for: That sort <strong>of</strong><br />

petty haggling is unworthy <strong>of</strong> your position and <strong>of</strong> you.<br />

21.5 upbeat...<br />

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upbeat adj. positive, optimistic, sanguine, favourable, cheerful,<br />

encouraging, heartening, buoyant, light-hearted: Christopher<br />

has a very upbeat attitude towards life despite his age.<br />

upbraid v. scold, rebuke, reprimand, reproach, berate, castigate,<br />

chastise, reprove, chide, censure, take to task, Colloq tell<br />

<strong>of</strong>f, tick <strong>of</strong>f, dress down, give a dressing-down, give (someone)

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