unhygienic
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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
Mr Fountain told the court that attached to Taylor's property was a makeshift and "unhygienic" butchers' workshop, equipped with a hoist, hooks and a trough, the court heard.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024
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
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