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unwhole

9.9

Not healthy in body or mind

adjective
/ʌnˈhoʊl/

Archaic

: deteriorado

In the old tale, the hero returned from battle unwhole in both body and mind.

Examples

After the long illness, he still felt unwhole and weak.
He felt unwhole after the accident.
The poet described his spirit as unwhole after the loss of his friend.
The unwhole fruit was thrown away.
After the long illness, he still felt unwhole and weak.
The poet described his spirit as unwhole after the loss of his friend.
In the old tale, the hero returned from battle unwhole in both body and mind.

Synonyms

sickly

vsunwhole

30 2.6

Often ill and looking weak or pale

is an older term naming general sickness rather than recurring illness

unwell

vsunwhole

18 1.0

Feeling slightly sick or uncomfortable

is archaic and refers to broader or more serious sickness than mild discomfort

unsound

vsunwhole

3 5.4

Physically damaged or unhealthy

is an older term used mainly for bodily sickness rather than damage

waly

vsunwhole

Archaic

9.9

Appearing weak and sick and needing care

is a literary word for general sickness rather than merely weak appearance

Antonyms

whole

∞ 1.0

Complete and not broken or divided

healthy

695 1.0

In good body and mind condition without sickness or injury

How Healthy

healthy

695 1.0

well

142 1.0

unwell

18 1.0

unwhole

Archaic

9.9

ill

632 1.0

terminal

45 7.1

Surface Forms

unwhole positive

Morphology

unwhole = whole (semi-transparent) = un + whole

Historically 'whole' could mean 'healthy/sound', so 'un-' + 'whole' = sick is derivable with archaic knowledge, but modern learners associating 'whole' with 'complete' may not guess 'sick'.

Etymology

Unwhole combines un- ('not') and whole ('healthy' or 'complete'), and in older or poetic use it describes someone 'not whole' in body or mind, so weak or sick. That's why writers say a person feels unwhole after illness or loss.