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Definition of
unhygienic adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
unhygienic
adjective
adjective
NAmE
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ˌʌnhaɪˈdʒɛnɪk
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NAmE
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ˌʌnhaɪˈdʒinɪk
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NAmE
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ˌʌnhaɪdʒiˈɛnɪk
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not clean and therefore likely to cause disease or infection
The animals were kept in cramped and unhygienic conditions.
opposite
hygienic
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unhygienic
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unhygienic
Nearby words
unhurried
adjective
unhurt
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uni-
combining form
unicameral
adjective