Pronunciation (US) IPA (key): /ˈsanɪt(ə)ri/ Audio (US)(file) Adjective Positive sanitary Comparative more sanitary Superlative most sanitary If something is sanitary, it is hygienic and clean. Related words sanitize/sanitise sanitization/sanitisation sterilize/steriliseWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads