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hygienic

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hy·gi·en·ic  (hj-nk, h-jn-, -jnk)
adj.
1. Of or relating to hygiene.
2. Tending to promote or preserve health.
3. Sanitary.
hygi·eni·cal·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.hygienic - tending to promote or preserve health; "hygienic habits like using disposable tissues"; "hygienic surroundings with plenty of fresh air"
hygienical
sanitary, healthful - free from filth and pathogens; "sanitary conditions for preparing food"; "a sanitary washroom"
hygienic
adjective clean, healthy, sanitary, pure, sterile, salutary, disinfected, germ-free, aseptic << OPPOSITE dirty
Translations
hygienic [haɪˈdʒiːnɪk] adj → higiénico
hygienic [haɪˈdʒiːnɪk] hygiene adj → hygiénique
hygienic [haɪˈdʒiːnɪk] hygiene adj → hygienisch
hygienic [haɪˈdʒiːnɪk] adj → igienico/a


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They had to be protected; and their horses, carriages, houses, servants had to be protected; and the source of their wealth had to be protected in the heart of the city and the heart of the country; the whole social order favourable to their hygienic idleness had to be protected against the shallow enviousness of unhygienic labour.
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There were crack skaters there, showing off their skill, and learners clinging to chairs with timid, awkward movements, boys, and elderly people skating with hygienic motives.
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