unhygienic

adjective

un·​hy·​gien·​ic

ˌən-ˌhī-ˈjē-nik, 

-ˈje- 

also

-jē-ˈe-nik 

: not having or showing good hygiene : not hygienic : unsanitary

squalid, unhygienic conditions

Examples of unhygienic in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Old Carpet Almost everyone has, at one point, encountered icky carpeting or found carpet in general to be unhygienic after it’s been lived in by another party. — Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 Sep. 2026

The last press tour Olivia Wilde endured was highly controversial and possibly unhygienic. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 21 July 2026

The team aimed to fashion a rotting meat smell to recreate this slightly unhygienic oral arrangement. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 11 June 2026

Airline blankets can be reused from passenger to passenger, which, to state the obvious, is extremely unhygienic. — Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unhygienic

• muscarinic
• neurasthenic
• neutropenic
• nicotinic
• acetylenic
• edenic
• hygienic
• enoch
• scenic
• thrombocytopenic

Medical Definition

unhygienic

adjective

un·​hy·​gi·​en·​ic ˌən-ˌhī-jē-ˈen-ik, -ˈjen-, -ˈjēn- 

: not healthful or sanitary

unhygienic conditions

unhygienic habits

unhygienically

-i-k(ə-)lē 

adverb