unsanitary
adjective/ʌnˈsænɪˌtɛri/
Frequency rank: #17,187 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
not clean or hygienic; likely to cause disease or infection.
Example sentence
The health inspector shut down the restaurant because the kitchen conditions were unsanitary.
Synonyms & related words
- unhygienic
- filthy
- unclean
- contaminated
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