insanitary


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in·san·i·tar·y

 (ĭn-săn′ĭ-tĕr′ē)
adj.
So unclean as to be a likely cause of disease: insanitary conditions in the restaurant.
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insanitary

(ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ; -trɪ)
adj
not sanitary; dirty or infected
inˈsanitariness, inˌsaniˈtation n
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in•san•i•tar•y

(ɪnˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i)

adj.
not sanitary; unclean.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.insanitary - not sanitary or healthfulinsanitary - not sanitary or healthful; "unsanitary open sewers"; "grim and unsanitary conditions"
unhealthful, unsanitary
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insanitary

adjective unhealthy, contaminated, polluted, dirtied, dirty, infected, filthy, infested, noxious, unclean, impure, unhygienic, disease-ridden, insalubrious, skanky (slang), feculent The prison remains disgracefully crowded and insanitary.
clean, hygienic, healthy, pure, salubrious, unpolluted
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Translations
غَيْر صِحّي، يَحْمِل جَراثيم العَدْوى
nezdravý
sundhedsfarlig
higiénia nélküli
óheilnæmur
antisanitarinishigienos nebuvimas
antisanitārs

insanitary

[ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ] ADJ → insalubre, malsano
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insanitary

[ɪnˈsænɪtəri] adj [conditions] → insalubre; [place] → insalubre
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insanitary

adj → unhygienisch
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insanitary

[ɪnˈsænɪt/ərɪ] adj → malsano/a, antigienico/a
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insanitary

(inˈsanətəri) adjective
so dirty as to be a danger to health. living in crowded, insanitary conditions.
inˈsanitariness noun
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in·san·i·tar·y

a. antihigiénico-a.
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