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insanitary

[in-san-i-ter-ee]

in·san·i·tar·y

[in-san-i-ter-ee]
adjective

Origin:
1870–75; in-3 + sanitary

in·san·i·tar·i·ness, noun
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Insanitary has a plethora of syllables.
So is sesquipedalianism. Does it mean:
given to using long words.
the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
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insanitary (ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
not sanitary; dirty or infected
 
in'sanitariness
 
n
 
insani'tation
 
n

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