The difference between Hurtful and Unwholesome
When used as adjectives, hurtful means tending to impair or damage, whereas unwholesome means not wholesome.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hurtful and Unwholesome
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Hurtful as an adjective:
Tending to impair or damage; injurious; occasioning loss or injury.
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Hurtful as an adjective:
Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.
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Unwholesome as an adjective:
Not wholesome; unfavorable to health; unhealthful.
Examples:
"'unwholesome air, or food"
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Unwholesome as an adjective:
Not sound; tainted; defective.
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Unwholesome as an adjective:
Indicating unsound health; characteristic of or suggesting an unsound condition, physical or mental; repulsive; offensive.