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unsanitary
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
unsanitary
(adjective)
unsanitary
/ˌʌn
ˈ
sænəˌteri/
Brit
/ˌʌn
ˈ
sænətri/
adjective
unsanitary
/ˌʌn
ˈ
sænəˌteri/
Brit
/ˌʌn
ˈ
sænətri/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of UNSANITARY
[
more unsanitary; most unsanitary
]
:
dirty and likely to cause disease
:
not sanitary
working under
unsanitary
conditions
The bathroom facilities were
unsanitary
.
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