hygienicadjective
uk/haɪˈdʒiː.nɪk/us/haɪˈdʒen.ɪk/C2 clean, especially in order to prevent disease:
It isn't hygienic to let animals sit on the dining table.
More examples
- From what I've heard, the school toilets are not exactly as hygienic as they should be.
- Food must be prepared and stored in hygienic conditions.
- You can't eat food that's been on the floor - you know it's not hygienic.
- It is essential that doctors follow strict hygienic practices like washing their hands after examining every patient.
- I suppose warm-air hand-driers are more hygienic than hand-towels, and paper towels create a lot of litter.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Health in general
- attachment
- constitution
- constitutional
- constitutionally
- health
- healthful
- healthy
- hygiene
- public health
- sanitary
- sanitation
- shape
- unclean
- welfare
- well-being
- wellness