unhygienic

adjective

Definition of unhygienicnext
as in unsanitary

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Recent Examples of unhygienic Even if the previous room occupants have been on the up and up, time and neglect can lead to unhygienic and potentially unsafe situations. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 22 Feb. 2026 Pet Supplies Storing any sort of pet items like food, litter boxes, or toys in your bedroom closet can be unhygienic. — Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025 Investigators uncovered more than 190 decomposing bodies last year inside the Penrose facility, many stored in unhygienic conditions. — Kelly Werthmann, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025 In-person inspections are widely recognized as essential for uncovering unhygienic practices, equipment failures, and falsified safety data that cannot be detected by reviewing paperwork or inspecting shipments at ports of entry. — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unhygienic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unhygienic
  1. unsanitary
  2. insanitary
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  • Gatz was cited for unsanitary conditions and household trash dumped all over the site.
    — Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2026
  • The hotel falsely advertised accommodations with two queen beds and then gave you a room with smaller beds and alarming, unsanitary conditions, including suspicious red splatters.
    — Christopher Elliott, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of unsanitary
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  • Employees were observed to only sanitize their gloved hands after touching insanitary surfaces and then resumed touching RTE food and various food contact surfaces.
    — Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
  • The company admitted that by January 2021 some employees were aware that the insanitary conditions were causing products to become contaminated.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 26 Feb. 2024
Definition of insanitary

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“Unhygienic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unhygienic. Accessed 25 Jul. 2026.

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