sanitary
Plural: sanitaries
Adjective
- free from filth and pathogens
- "sanitary conditions for preparing food"
- "a sanitary washroom"
Adj
- Of or relating to health.
- Clean and free from pathogens; hygienic.
Noun
- A public urinal or latrine.
- Sanitary towel.
Examples
- His dismal Scrabble score felt like a visit to a SANITARY; utterly depressing.
Origin / Etymology
19th century, borrowed from French sanitaire, formed from Latin sanitas (“health”). Analysable as sanity + -ary.
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Scrabble Score: 11
sanitary: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsanitary: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sanitary: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 11
sanitary: valid Words With Friends Word