insanitary

[ in-san-i-ter-ee ]

adjective

Origin of insanitary

1
First recorded in 1870–75; in-3 + sanitary

Other words from insanitary

  • in·san·i·tar·i·ness, noun

Words Nearby insanitary

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How to use insanitary in a sentence

  • Between 1996 and 2002, court records show, 14 Lowndes County residents were arrested and charged with using an “insanitary” septic system or were charged with a related violation.

  • The houses were overcrowded, dark, insanitary, without privacy and generally unattractive.

  • Only three of the laundries had wet floors; only three were dirty; only one had an insanitary lavatory and toilet room.

    Making Both Ends Meet | Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
  • The granting to corporations and councils power to close insanitary houses, and to make their owners repair them.

    The Law and the Poor | Edward Abbott Parry
  • Many of them died in the great insanitary sheds in which p. 130they were confined, and others lost their reason.

  • Ill-furnished and insanitary abodes drive forth their inmates to seek the brightness and comfort of the saloon.

British Dictionary definitions for insanitary

insanitary

/ (ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /


adjective
  1. not sanitary; dirty or infected

Derived forms of insanitary

  • insanitariness or insanitation, noun

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