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unsanitarynot clean and therefore likely to cause disease

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: not clean and therefore likely to cause disease

Pronunciation (IPA): /ʌnˈsænɪˌteri/

Korean meaning: 비위생적인, 불결한

Korean pronunciation: 언**새**니테리

Example Sentences

  • The health inspector shut down the café because of unsanitary bathrooms.
  • My roommate's unsanitary habits include leaving dirty dishes for weeks.
  • The documentary exposed unsanitary conditions in food processing plants.

unsanitary

ADJECTIVE

//ʌnˈsænɪˌteri//

not clean and therefore likely to cause disease

unsanitary concept
💡 Concept

not clean and therefore likely to cause disease

unsanitary rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

One solitary military medic faces unsanitary reality!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ʌnˈsænɪˌteri/
🇬🇧 UK/ʌnˈsænɪtri/

🌳Etymology

Prefixun--
Rootsanit
Suffix--ary

Origin

라틴어 'sanitas(건강)'에서 유래된 'sanitary(위생적인)'에 부정 접두사 'un-'이 붙어 형성된 단어입니다. 19세기 공중보건의 중요성이 대두되면서 널리 사용되기 시작했습니다.

🎵Rhyme

sanitarymilitarysolitary
sanitary
military
solitary

🔗Collocations

unsanitary conditions
unsanitary practices
unsanitary food handling
unsanitary living conditions
unsanitary workplace

📝Examples

The health inspector shut down the café because of unsanitary bathrooms.

😄 Fun example

My roommate's unsanitary habits include leaving dirty dishes for weeks.

The documentary exposed unsanitary conditions in food processing plants.

Working in such unsanitary conditions made all the employees sick.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

dirtyuncleanfilthycontaminatedunhygienic

Antonyms

sanitarycleanhygienic

Related

contaminationhygienecleanlinesspollution

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