Hygienically
[hahy-jee-en-ik, hahy-jen-, -jee-nik] /ˌhaɪ dʒiˈɛn ɪk, haɪˈdʒɛn-, -ˈdʒi nɪk/
adjective
1.
conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
2.
of or relating to .
/haɪˈdʒiːnɪk/
adjective
1.
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.
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