adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ h ī - ' j ē -nik, - ' je- also -j ē - ' e-nik
Function: adjective
Date: 1833
1 a : of or relating to hygiene b : having or showing good hygiene < hygienic conditions>
2 a : ANTISEPTIC 3C <sweetly hygienic production ⋯ comic in an entirely innocuous way ― J. W. Aldridge> b : ANTISEPTIC 4 <a hygienic view of national realities and moral imperatives ― I. L. Horowitz>
– hy · gien · i · cal · ly \ -ni-k(- ə )l ē \ adverb