insanitary

[ in-san-i-ter-ee ]

/ ɪnˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /

adjective

Nearby words

ins and outs, ins., insalivate, insalubrious, insane, insanitary, insanitation, insanity, insatiable, insatiate, inscape

Origin of insanitary

First recorded in 1870–75; in-³ + sanitary

Related forms

in·san·i·tar·i·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for insanitary

It reported “many houses in the city in an insanitary condition which absolutely unfits them for habitation.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 7|Various
The houses were overcrowded, dark, insanitary, without privacy and generally unattractive.
Negro Migration during the War|Emmett J. Scott
It is a fact, however, that by this time the state of Steens was insanitary to a high degree and the well water polluted.
Two Sides of the Face|Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
The General Officer Commanding was fully alive to the dangerous and insanitary condition of some of the older parts of the town.
General Gatacre|Beatrix Gatacre

The fort is most insanitary, but a military occupation is necessary.
The Unveiling of Lhasa|Edmund Candler

British Dictionary definitions for insanitary

insanitary

/ (ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

not sanitary; dirty or infected

Derived Forms

insanitariness or insanitation, noun

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