Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not sanitary.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not sanitary; unhealthy; not designed or fitted to secure health.
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- adjective
unhealthy ;dirty .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective not sanitary or healthful
Etymologies
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Examples
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-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it seized 1,500 cases of food stored under what it calls unsanitary conditions at a warehouse in Ellsworth.
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(AP) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration says it seized 1,500 cases of food stored under what it calls unsanitary conditions at a warehouse in Ellsworth.
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-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it seized 1,500 cases of food stored under what it calls unsanitary conditions at a warehouse in Ellsworth.
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Things go well when the team reaches their destination, though the work is hard, in unsanitary conditions and at times emotionally devastating.
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"If the epidemic makes its way to Port-au-Prince, where children and families are living in unsanitary, overcrowded camps, the results could be disastrous," said Dr. Estrella Serrano, World Vision's emergency response health and nutrition manager.
Haiti Cholera Outbreak Spreads Toward Capital: Hundreds Dead, Thousands Sick AP 2010
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And number four, that they had reason to believe that the children who were still inside the compound were being abused significantly, as well as being forced to live in unsanitary and unsafe conditions.
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"If the epidemic makes its way to Port-au-Prince, where children and families are living in unsanitary, overcrowded camps, the results could be disastrous," said Dr. Estrella Serrano, World Vision's emergency response health and nutrition manager.
Haiti Cholera Outbreak Spreads Toward Capital: Hundreds Dead, Thousands Sick AP 2010
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But outbreaks could be potentially explosive among malnourished or displaced people living in unsanitary, crowded conditions, according to the WHO.
Haiti cholera outbreak feared in rural areas Joseph Guyler Delva 2010
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"If the epidemic makes its way to Port-au-Prince, where children and families are living in unsanitary, overcrowded camps, the results could be disastrous," said Dr. Estrella Serrano, World Vision's emergency response health and nutrition manager.
Haiti Cholera Outbreak Spreads Toward Capital: Hundreds Dead, Thousands Sick AP 2010
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"If the epidemic makes its way to Port-au-Prince, where children and families are living in unsanitary, overcrowded camps, the results could be disastrous," said Dr. Estrella Serrano, World Vision's emergency response health and nutrition manager.
Haiti Cholera Outbreak Spreads Toward Capital: Hundreds Dead, Thousands Sick AP 2010
slumry commented on the word unsanitary
Someone I know uses unsanitary to mean something roughly synonymous with politically incorrect. I am wondering how widespread this usage is.
July 21, 2015
ry commented on the word unsanitary
like "that sounds too unsanitary," or "an unsanitary choice of words"? I've definitely not seen or heard such usage.
July 21, 2015
slumry commented on the word unsanitary
Like a taboo. For example, "I resent that they make it unsanitary to even discuss that subject."
July 23, 2015