hy·gi·en·ic

[hahy-jee-en-ik, hahy-jen-, -jee-nik]
adjective
1.
conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
2.
of or pertaining to hygiene.
Also, hy·gi·en·i·cal.


Origin:
1825–35; hygiene + -ic

hy·gi·en·i·cal·ly, adverb
an·ti·hy·gi·en·ic, adjective
an·ti·hy·gi·en·i·cal·ly, adverb
non·hy·gi·en·ic, adjective
un·hy·gi·en·ic, adjective
un·hy·gi·en·i·cal·ly, adverb


1. See sanitary.
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hygienic (haɪˈdʒiːnɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
promoting health or cleanliness; sanitary
 
hy'gienically
 
adv

unhygienic (ˌʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
not promoting health or cleanliness; unsanitary

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hygienic hy·gi·en·ic (hī'jē-ěn'ĭk, hī-jěn'-, -jē'nĭk)
adj.

  1. Of or relating to hygiene.

  2. Tending to promote or preserve health.

  3. Sanitary.

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Example sentences
Presence of lice is not indicative of poor hygiene or unhygienic environment.
Presence of scabies does not necessarily indicate poor hygiene or unhygienic
  environment.
Even now, when they are rich and powerful, there is something endearingly rabid
  and unhygienic about many think-tankers.
Tetanus may occasionally follow surgical procedures performed under unhygienic
  conditions.
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