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unsanitary

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

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  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S AE1 N AH0 T EH2 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not sanitary; unhealthy; dirty.

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: insanitary, unhealthful

Antonyms: sanitary

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English sanitary English unsanitary From un- + sanitary.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Kazakh: лас (las) — Translations
  • Polish: antysanitarny — Translations
  • Polish: niehigieniczny — Translations
  • Russian: антисанита́рный (antisanitárnyj) — Translations
  • Spanish: no sanitario — Translations