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antiseptic

adjective noun

devoid of objectionable language

Quick reference

Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
A
Ends with
C
Contains
NT
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˌæntiˈsɛptɪk

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. devoid of objectionable language

    “lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School”

adjective

  1. clean and honest

    “antiseptic financial practices”

adjective

  1. thoroughly clean and free of or destructive to disease-causing organisms

    “doctors in antiseptic green coats”

adjective

  1. freeing from error or corruption

    “the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism”

noun

  1. a substance that destroys micro-organisms that carry disease without harming body tissues

In context

Example Sentences

lyrics as antiseptic as Sunday School
antiseptic financial practices
doctors in antiseptic green coats
the antiseptic effect of alcohol
it is said that marjoram has antiseptic qualities
the antiseptic effect of sturdy criticism

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