unhygienic

/ ˌʌnhaɪˈdʒiːnɪk /

adjective

1. not promoting health or cleanliness; unsanitary

Example Sentences

They lived 25 to a room in unhygienic conditions, and were forced to work at least 12 hours a day, seven days a week, for minuscule pay.

From BBC

The relief camps are unhygienic and there’s never enough space or food, Ali said, and “sometimes we get only rice and salt for days.”

From Seattle Times

They drafted in specialist help and took away the creatures, which were said by police to be living in "small, inadequate, unhygienic conditions".

From BBC

In many Western cultures, snakes are perceived as being unhygienic and dangerous enough to completely warrant avoiding their consumption.

From Salon

Mr Fountain told the court that attached to Taylor's property was a makeshift and "unhygienic" butchers' workshop, equipped with a hoist, hooks and a trough, the court heard.

From BBC

Related Words

• contaminated
• crummy
• disheveled
• dusty
• filthy
• greasy
• grimy
• messy
• muddy
• murky
• nasty
• polluted
• sloppy
• stained
• unkempt