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unsanitary

[uhn-san-i-ter-ee]

adjective

  1. not sanitary; unhealthy or unhealthful; tending to harbor or spread disease.

    unsanitary living conditions.



unsanitary

/ ʌnˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

  1. not conducive to or promoting health; dirty or unhygienic

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unsanitarily adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of unsanitary1

First recorded in 1870–75; un- 1 + sanitary
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In the early 1900s, journalism, the muckrakers, became highly influential, raising awareness about many social ills, including child labor, unsafe working conditions and unsanitary food processing.

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Judge Simon Mills said he wanted the footage to be released to the media for members of the public to be made aware of the unsanitary conditions in which the pills were made.

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Raising billions of animals in crowded, unsanitary conditions heightens the risk of pandemics.

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The detention centre where the Uyghurs - who had been charged with no crime, apart from entering Thailand without a visa - were kept was known to be unsanitary and overcrowded.

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The BBC understands that conditions in the camps are unsanitary, food barely sufficient, and many of the freed workers, like Mike, are in poor health.

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