septic
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms
a septic sore throat
Related & opposite
- unhealthful also see
- germy also see
- antiseptic antonym
- sepsis derivation
- abscessed similar to
- pestiferous similar to
- contaminative similar to
- pussy similar to
- infectious similar to
- putrefactive similar to
- septicemic similar to
Sense 2 adjective
of or relating to or caused by putrefaction
the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | unhealthful |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | germy |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | antiseptic |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | sepsis |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | abscessed |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | pestiferous |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | contaminative |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | pussy |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | infectious |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | putrefactive |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | septicemic |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | sepsis |
| 2 | pertains to | Related & opposite | rotting |