Both Uses
hygiene
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Queen of Babble
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- Sarah used to say it was gross to wear someone else's old swimsuit, but it's actually perfectly hygienic if you wash it a few times before you wear it.†
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- It was an American woman named Amelia Bloomer who first spoke out against the dangers of the crinoline (and also the unhygienic practice of wearing skirts that swept the earth and floor).†
unhygienic = not clean; or not promoting healthstandard prefix: The prefix "un-" in unhygienic means not and reverses the meaning of hygienic. This is the same pattern you see in words like unhappy, unknown, and unlucky.
Definitions:
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(1)
(hygiene) practices promoting the prevention of illness and maintenance of health -- such as cleanliness or promoting sanitary conditions
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)