unhygienic
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Mr Shoukat disagreed with a suggestion from prosecutor Jonathan Sandiford that such a move was "unhygienic", telling jurors: "It was waste and the room was being refurbished. The sample itself was sealed."
From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026
The conditions are as unhygienic as can be imagined in a subterranean tunnel with no light, air, running water or sanitation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 6, 2025
He is, by any metric, deeply unhygienic — but also, endearingly devoted.
From Salon • Jul. 22, 2025
The penitentiary targeted by gangs is notorious for its extremely crowded and unhygienic conditions.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 2, 2024
Moreover, most people in agricultural and industrial societies lived in dense, unhygienic permanent settlements—ideal hotbeds for disease.
From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari
