septic

  • (a) containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
    • a septic sore throat
    • a septic environment
    • septic sewage
    infected,
  • (a) of or relating to or caused by putrefaction
    • the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank

Synonyms

infected

Antonyms

antiseptic

See also

germy unhealthful

Words of close approximity

septal septet septum
septicaemia septicemia septicemic septicemic plague septic sore throat septic tank