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- [sep-tik]
- /ˈsɛp tɪk/
- /ˈsep.tɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sep-tik]
- /ˈsɛp tɪk/
Definitions of septic word
- adjective septic pertaining to or of the nature of sepsis; infected. 1
- adjective septic putrefactive. 1
- adjective septic relating to infection 1
- adjective septic infected 1
- adjective septic If a wound or a part of your body becomes septic, it becomes infected. 0
- adjective septic of, relating to, or caused by sepsis 0
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Origin of septic
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin sēpticus < Greek sēptikós, equivalent to sēpt(ós) rotted + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Septic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
septic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
septic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for septic
adj septic
- blistered — a thin vesicle on the skin, containing watery matter or serum, as from a burn or other injury.
- germfree — free of germs; sterile: This kind of research should be done in a germfree laboratory.
- infective — infectious.
- infecund — not fecund; unfruitful; barren.
- inflamed — to kindle or excite (passions, desires, etc.).
adjective septic
- chafed — to wear or abrade by rubbing: He chafed his shoes on the rocks.
- decontaminated — Simple past tense and past participle of decontaminate.
- disinfected — to cleanse (rooms, wounds, clothing, etc.) of infection; destroy disease germs in.
- festered — to form pus; generate purulent matter; suppurate.
- infected — to affect or contaminate (a person, organ, wound, etc.) with disease-producing germs.
Antonyms for septic
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