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# unhygienic

adjective (unhygienic)

«unhygienic» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Unhygienic means dirty in a way that can spread germs and illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhygienic/#m1)

### In the lessons

In science and health lessons: not washing hands, sharing cups, coughing without covering your mouth, dirty kitchens. It tells the reader there is a risk to health. In food safety: unhygienic conditions in a café can make people ill.

### Examples

- Licking your fingers after touching the bin is unhygienic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhygienic/#x1)
- Sharing a water bottle can be unhygienic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhygienic/#x2)
- The café was closed because the kitchen was unhygienic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhygienic/#x3)
- It is unhygienic to sneeze without covering your mouth. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhygienic/#x4)
- Not washing your hands after the toilet is unhygienic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhygienic/#x5)
- Leaving food out with flies on it is unhygienic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhygienic/#x6)

### Note

Spelling trap: «hygienic» has «-gie-» (hy-JEE-nic). Opposite: «hygienic». The noun is «hygiene».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «unhygienic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/unhygienic/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«unhygienic» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unhygienic.html) on Mova free.