insanitary

[ in-san-i-ter-ee ]

/ ɪnˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /

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adjective

unsanitary.

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Origin of insanitary

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

OTHER WORDS FROM insanitary

in·san·i·tar·i·ness, noun

Words nearby insanitary

in saecula saeculorum, insalivate, insalubrious, ins and outs, insane, insanitary, insanitation, insanity, insatiable, insatiate, inscape

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How to use insanitary in a sentence

Between 1996 and 2002, court records show, 14 Lowndes County residents were arrested and charged with using an “insanitary” septic system or were charged with a related violation.
Battling America’s ‘dirty secret’|Sarah Kaplan|December 17, 2020|Washington Post
The houses were overcrowded, dark, insanitary, without privacy and generally unattractive.
Negro Migration during the War|Emmett J. Scott
Only three of the laundries had wet floors; only three were dirty; only one had an insanitary lavatory and toilet room.
Making Both Ends Meet|Sue Ainslie Clark and Edith Wyatt
The granting to corporations and councils power to close insanitary houses, and to make their owners repair them.
The Law and the Poor|Edward Abbott Parry

Many of them died in the great insanitary sheds in which p. 130they were confined, and others lost their reason.
The Great North Road: London to York|Charles G. Harper
Ill-furnished and insanitary abodes drive forth their inmates to seek the brightness and comfort of the saloon.
The Preacher and His Models|James Stalker

British Dictionary definitions for insanitary

insanitary

/ (ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ) /

adjective

not sanitary; dirty or infected

Derived forms of insanitary

insanitariness or insanitation, noun

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