unsanitary
adjective
un·san·i·tary
ˌən-ˈsa-nə-ˌter-ē 
: unclean enough to endanger health : not sanitary
unsanitary conditions
unsanitary habits/practices
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Animal welfare organizations have long advocated for regulating purebred breeders, due to the many purebred pets that face neglect or abandonment after being bred in unsanitary conditions or for profit, something that Helen Woodward Animal Center echoes.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
In New York in the late 1920s, TB was more common among the poor who lived in crowded, often unsanitary conditions.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
In 2021, the FDA warned that some IV and hydration clinics used drug products prepared in unsanitary conditions.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2025
And Singer looked for things Colorado doesn't require testing for, like coliform bacteria, which signals unsanitary conditions in the grow house or in storage.
—Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
In New York in the late 1920s, TB was more common among the poor who lived in crowded, often unsanitary conditions.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 8 Feb. 2025
In 2021, the FDA warned that some IV and hydration clinics used drug products prepared in unsanitary conditions.
—Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 8 Feb. 2025
And Singer looked for things Colorado doesn't require testing for, like coliform bacteria, which signals unsanitary conditions in the grow house or in storage.
—Ben Markus - Colorado Public Radio, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsanitary
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“Unsanitary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsanitary. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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unsanitary
adjective
un·san·i·tary
-ˈsan-ə-ˌter-ē
: not sanitary : insanitary
unsanitary conditions
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