| 1. | of or pertaining to health or the conditions affecting health, esp. with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc. |
| 2. | favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc.: a sanitary washroom. |
| 3. | providing healthy cleanliness: a sanitary wrapper on all sandwiches. |
sanitary san·i·tar·y (sān'ĭ-těr'ē)
adj.
Of or relating to health.
Free from elements, such as filth or pathogens, that endanger health; hygienic.