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insanitary

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or pertaining to a lack of sanitation; unsanitary, dirty, unhealthy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not sanitary or healthful

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unsanitary open sewers
  • grim and unsanitary conditions

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unsanitary, unhealthful

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English sanitary English insanitary From in- + sanitary.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: insalubre — Translations
  • Polish: antysanitarny — Translations
  • Polish: niehigieniczny — Translations
  • Romanian: insalubru — Translations
  • Russian: антисанита́рный (antisanitárnyj) — Translations
  • Spanish: insanitario — Translations