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UNSANITARY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does unsanitary mean?
• UNSANITARY (adjective)
The adjective UNSANITARY has 1 sense:
1. not sanitary or healthful
Familiarity information: UNSANITARY used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not sanitary or healthful
Synonyms:
insanitary; unhealthful; unsanitary
Context example:
grim and unsanitary conditions
Similar:
unhygienic (unclean and constituting a likely cause of disease)
Antonym:
sanitary (free from filth and pathogens)
Derivation:
unsanitariness (a state that is not conducive to health)
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