Anti-hygienic
conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
of or relating to .
Historical Examples
My first active objection was to this anti-hygienic organization, and the lack of necessities for my immediate use.
My Own Affairs Louise, Princess of Belgium
Very often, too, it is suffering from cerebral anæmia, caused by poverty and an anti-hygienic education.
The Conquest of Bread Peter Kropotkin
adjective
promoting health or cleanliness; sanitary
adj.
1833, from French hygiénique, from hygiène; see hygiene. The earlier adjective was hygienal (1660s).
hygienic hy·gi·en·ic (hī’jē-ěn’ĭk, hī-jěn’-, -jē’nĭk)
adj.
Of or relating to hygiene.
Tending to promote or preserve health.
Sanitary.
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