unsanitary
adjective
un·san·i·tary
ˌən-ˈsa-nə-ˌter-ē 
: unclean enough to endanger health : not sanitary
unsanitary conditions
unsanitary habits/practices
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Ice buckets in hotel rooms can carry germs if not used with a liner, as they've occasionally been misused in unsanitary ways.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Reports and attorneys have also raised accusations of unsanitary and dangerous conditions at the jail.
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Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Ice buckets in hotel rooms can carry germs if not used with a liner, as they've occasionally been misused in unsanitary ways.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
Advertisement Reports and attorneys have also raised accusations of unsanitary and dangerous conditions at the jail.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 6 Jan. 2026
The items were stored in unsanitary conditions.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Unsanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsanitary. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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unsanitary
adjective
un·san·i·tary
-ˈsan-ə-ˌter-ē
: not sanitary : insanitary
unsanitary conditions
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