hygienic

[ hahy-jee-en-ik, hahy-jen-, -jee-nik ]
/ ˌhaɪ dʒiˈɛn ɪk, haɪˈdʒɛn-, -ˈdʒi nɪk /

adjective

conducive to good health; healthful; sanitary.
of or relating to hygiene.
Also hy·gi·en·i·cal [hahy-jee-en-i-kuh l, hahy-jen-, -jee-ni-kuh l] /ˌhaɪ dʒiˈɛn ɪ kəl, haɪˈdʒɛn-, -ˈdʒi nɪ kəl/.

Origin of hygienic

First recorded in 1825–35; hygiene + -ic

SYNONYMS FOR hygienic

1 See sanitary.

OTHER WORDS FROM hygienic

Words nearby hygienic

hygeia, hygge, hygiea, hygieia, hygiene, hygienic, hygienics, hygienist, hyginus, hygric, hygristor

Example sentences from the Web for anti-hygienic

  • Very often, too, it is suffering from cerebral anæmia, caused by poverty and an anti-hygienic education.

    The Conquest of Bread |Peter Kropotkin

  • My first active objection was to this anti-hygienic organization, and the lack of necessities for my immediate use.

    My Own Affairs |Louise, Princess of Belgium

British Dictionary definitions for anti-hygienic

hygienic
/ (haɪˈdʒiːnɪk) /

adjective

promoting health or cleanliness; sanitary

Derived forms of hygienic

hygienically, adverb

Medical definitions for anti-hygienic

hygienic
[ hī-jĕn′ĭk, -jē′nĭk ]

adj.

Of or relating to hygiene.
Tending to promote or preserve health.
Sanitary.