unhygienic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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The conditions are as unhygienic as can be imagined in a subterranean tunnel with no light, air, running water or sanitation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2025
Even using the toilet felt like a gamble, she said, as it meant having to spend the rest of the performance queued up in front of "unhygienic, smelly cubicles".
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
The relief camps are unhygienic and there’s never enough space or food, Ali said, and “sometimes we get only rice and salt for days.”
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
In many Western cultures, snakes are perceived as being unhygienic and dangerous enough to completely warrant avoiding their consumption.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024
“It’s rather an unhygienic place to eat, under the stairwell.”
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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