Adjective
- 1. septic (vs. antiseptic), infected, abscessed, dirty, pestiferous, contaminative, purulent, pussy, infectious, infective, putrefactive, putrefacient, septicemic, germy, unhealthful
- usage: containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms; "a septic sore throat"; "a septic environment"; "septic sewage"
- 2. septic
- usage: of or relating to or caused by putrefaction; "the septic action occurs at the bottom of the septic tank"
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