insanitary
/ɪnˈsanɪt(ə)ri
/adjective
So dirty or germ-ridden as to be a danger to health: insanitary conditions...
- Newspaper leading articles stressed the dangers of the insanitary conditions in the city.
- Their health also suffered from insanitary conditions, overcrowding, and a poor diet due to lack of cooking facilities.
- The sale of so many houses which were purpose-built to provide homes for those who could not pay market rents and the increase in rentals have left people of all ages living in overcrowded and often insanitary conditions.
Synonyms
unhygienic, unsanitary, dirty, filthy, unclean, impure, contaminated, polluted, foul, feculent, infected, infested, germ-ridden, disease-ridden, unhealthy, insalubrious, unwholesome, deleterious, detrimental, harmful
informal germy