English adjective: septic | |||
| 1. | septic containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms | ||
| Samples | A septic sore throat. A septic environment. Septic sewage. | ||
| Synonyms | infected | ||
| Similar | abscessed, contaminative, dirty, infectious, infective, pestiferous, purulent, pussy, putrefacient, putrefactive, septicemic | ||
| See also | germy, unhealthful | ||
| Antonyms | antiseptic | ||
| 2. | septic of or relating to or caused by putrefaction | ||
| Samples | The septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank. | ||