unsanitary

Language: en

🇺🇸 /əˈnsænəˌtɛriː/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Not sanitary; not clean or hygienic; likely to cause disease or infection due to poor cleanliness or lack of proper sanitation.; Characterized by or involving conditions that are harmful to health, especially due to the presence of dirt, bacteria, or waste.; Not conforming to standards of public health or sanitation regulations.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more unsanitary Superlative: most unsanitary

Collocations

unsanitary conditionsunsanitary practicesunsanitary environmentunsanitary living conditionsunsanitary water

Derivatives

sanitarysanitationsanitizesanitizersanitarilyunsanitariness

Synonyms

unhygienicdirtyfilthyuncleancontaminatedsqualid

Antonyms

sanitaryhygieniccleansterile

Commonly confused

unhygienic
EN: 'Unsanitary' typically describes conditions or facilities that are not clean; 'unhygienic' more often describes behaviors or practices that fail to maintain cleanliness.
unsanitory
EN: 'Unsanitory' is a common misspelling; the correct form is 'unsanitary' (from 'sanitary').

Spelling tips

EN: Remember it is 'unsanitary' (from 'sanitary'), not 'unsanitory' or 'unsanatary'. The root 'sanit-' must be preserved.

💬 Examples

  1. The restaurant was shut down after inspectors found unsanitary conditions in the kitchen.

  2. The children were living in unsanitary conditions with no access to clean water.

  3. The factory was cited for unsanitary disposal of chemical waste.