insanitary

American  

[in-san-i-ter-ee] / ɪnˈsæn ɪˌtɛr i /

adjective

1. unsanitary.

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insanitary British  

/ ɪnˈsænɪtərɪ, -trɪ /

adjective

1. not sanitary; dirty or infected

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Other Word Forms

• insanitariness
  noun

Etymology

Origin of insanitary

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

Example Sentences

"Yea," says the Insanitary chap, with a grievous groan, "we've examined all those poor creatures, in that whole line, and find them all hopelessly and incurably mad."

From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)

Then there are the straw bonnets and rough smocks of the rustics to be sketched for the fashion-plate, and my column upon the Insanitary Condition of Birds' Nests to be compiled.

From Mr. Punch's Country Life by Hammerton, J. A. (John Alexander)

Truly," says the chief Insanitary chap, cleaning his nails with his jack-knife; "truly these unhappy beings are hopelessly deranged, and must be sent to the Asylum.

From The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 by Newell, R. H. (Robert Henry)

Insanitary houses lower the vitality of the plants, and vegetation, like human beings, is a prey to disease when kept in unhealthy conditions.

From Orchids by O'Brien, James

Insanitary conditions are improved, the rooms by law enlarged, the air is sweetened, the water is purified, the homes are drained.

From The Fertility of the Unfit by Waddell, Rutherford