sanitary

sanitary
Healthful; conducive to health; usually in reference to a clean environment. [L. sanitas, health]

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san·i·tary 'san-ə-.ter-ē adj
1) of or relating to health <\sanitary measures>
2) of, relating to, or used in the disposal esp. of domestic waterborne waste <\sanitary sewage>
3) characterized by or readily kept in cleanliness <\sanitary food handling>
san·i·tari·ly .san-ə-'ter-ə-lē adv

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san·i·tary (sanґĭ-tar″e) [L. sanitarius] pertaining to health or promoting or conducive to health; usually used in reference to an environment that is clean, i.e., without an agent that is deleterious to health.

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  • sanitary — index remedial, salutary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sanitary — *healthful, hygienic, salutary, salubrious, healthy, wholesome Analogous words: curing or curative, healing, remedying (see corresponding verbs at CURE): *effective, efficacious, effectual Antonyms: noxious …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • sanitary — [adj] clean, germ free healthful, healthy, hygienic, prophylactic, purified, salubrious, sanative, sterile, uncontaminated, uninfected, unpolluted, unsullied, wholesome; concept 621 Ant. dirty, diseased, polluted, unsanitary …   New thesaurus

  • sanitary — ► ADJECTIVE 1) relating to sanitation. 2) hygienic. ORIGIN from Latin sanitas health …   English terms dictionary

  • sanitary — [san′ə ter΄ē] adj. [Fr sanitaire < L sanitas: see SANITARIUM & ARY] 1. of health or the rules and conditions of health; esp., promoting health and healthful conditions by the elimination of dirt and agents of infection or disease 2. in a clean …   English World dictionary

  • sanitary — sanitarily, adv. sanitariness, n. /san i ter ee/, adj. 1. of or pertaining to health or the conditions affecting health, esp. with reference to cleanliness, precautions against disease, etc. 2. favorable to health; free from dirt, bacteria, etc …   Universalium

  • sanitary — [[t]sæ̱nɪtri, AM teri[/t]] 1) ADJ: ADJ n Sanitary means concerned with keeping things clean and healthy, especially by providing a sewage system and a clean water supply. Sanitary conditions are appalling... The vast majority live in tin shacks… …   English dictionary

  • sanitary — adjective Etymology: French sanitaire, from Latin sanitas Date: 1838 1. of or relating to health < sanitary measures > 2. of, relating to, or used in the disposal especially of domestic waterborne waste < a sanitary sewer system > 3.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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