adjective
sanitary
SAN-uh-tair-ee/ˈsænəteri/
Clean or designed to protect health through cleanliness.
The kitchen staff keeps every food preparation surface clean and sanitary.
Etymology
The underlying idea is “pertaining to health.” In the selected sense, cleanliness matters because it protects health: a sanitary place or condition is hygienic, not merely tidy.
In context
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More examples
- Safe drinking water and sanitary toilets help prevent disease.
- Food must be stored under sanitary conditions.
- The city requires sanitary disposal of household waste.
Forms
sanitary
sanitation noun — Systems and practices protecting health through cleanliness.
unsanitary adjective — Not clean enough to protect health.