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In some senses, hygienic is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.
hygienic
/haɪˈd͡ʒiːnɪk/
adj 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
clean, ready
VERB + HYGIENIC
doesn't, ensures, grooming, seem, stay, unflushed
HYGIENIC + NOUN
macro, system
Definitions
adj
1
Pertaining to hygiene; clean, sanitary, free of disease.
2
Whose expansion is guaranteed not to cause the accidental capture of identifiers.
Of course, anyone with a Scheme background is probably howling at this point because they have a hygienic macro system that makes unintended variable capture impossible. Allowing variable capture when we really, really want it makes Clojure's macro system technically more dangerous than hygienic systems.
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Synonyms
adjective — tending to promote or preserve health
- hygienical
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
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Of course, anyone with a Scheme background is probably howling at this point because they have a hygienic macro system that makes unintended variable capture impossible. Allowing variable capture when
Wiktionary02
That doesn't seem very hygienic.
Tatoeba · #227690903
In cats, grooming has hygienic benefits.
Tatoeba · #1079686404
It's not very hygienic to use your hands.
Tatoeba · #1159921605
Keep your tortoise's environment clean and hygienic.
Tatoeba · #1188184906
Never leave the toilet unflushed, it's not hygienic.
Tatoeba · #11887003Usage Notes
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