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unsanitary

[uhn-san-i-ter-ee]

un·san·i·tar·y

[uhn-san-i-ter-ee]
adjective
not sanitary; unhealthy or unhealthful; tending to harbor or spread disease: unsanitary living conditions.


Origin:
1870–75; un-1 + sanitary

un·san·i·tar·i·ly, adverb
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a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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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unsanitary (ʌnˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ)
 
adj
not conducive to or promoting health; dirty or unhygienic

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unsanitary un·san·i·tar·y (ŭn-sān'ĭ-těr'ē)
adj.
Not sanitary.

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