unsanitary

adjective

un·​san·​i·​tary ˌən-ˈsa-nə-ˌter-ē 

: unclean enough to endanger health : not sanitary

unsanitary conditions

unsanitary habits/practices

Examples of unsanitary in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Reynolds also described unsanitary conditions due to the slaughter area being outdoors with dirt and gravel. — Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026

The facility was closed for unsanitary conditions, but allowed to reopen after a follow-up inspection on July 24. — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026

Authorities said the surviving animals were living in unhealthy and unsanitary conditions. — Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 29 July 2026

The dispute over the farmworker development stretches back to the aftermath of the January 2023 mass shooting that killed seven farmworkers and exposed dangerous and unsanitary living conditions at some farms along the coast. — Ethan Varian, Mercury News, 27 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1872, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unsanitary

• accretionary
• apothecary
• bicentenary
• certiorari
• concessionary
• concretionary
• confectionary
• confectionery
• constabulary
• contemporary
• deflationary
• depositary

Medical Definition

unsanitary

adjective

un·​san·​i·​tary -ˈsan-ə-ˌter-ē 

: not sanitary : insanitary

unsanitary conditions