insanitary

[ in-san-i-ter-ee ]

adjective

1. unsanitary.

insanitary

/ -trɪ; ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ /

adjective

1. not sanitary; dirty or infected

Derived Forms

• inˈsanitariness, noun

Other Words From

• in·sani·tari·ness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of insanitary¹

First recorded in 1870–75; in- ³ + sanitary

Example Sentences

Between 1996 and 2002, court records show, 14 Lowndes County residents were arrested and charged with using an “insanitary” septic system or were charged with a related violation.

From Washington Post

The houses were overcrowded, dark, insanitary, without privacy and generally unattractive.

From Project Gutenberg

Only three of the laundries had wet floors; only three were dirty; only one had an insanitary lavatory and toilet room.

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The granting to corporations and councils power to close insanitary houses, and to make their owners repair them.

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Many of them died in the great insanitary sheds in which p. 130they were confined, and others lost their reason.

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Ill-furnished and insanitary abodes drive forth their inmates to seek the brightness and comfort of the saloon.

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