ˈseptik, -tēk adjective
Etymology: Latin septicus, from Greek sēptikos, from sēptos putrified (verbal of sēpein to make putrid) + -ikos -ic — more at sepia
1.
a. : characterized by or producing bacterial decomposition : putrefactive
septic sewage
septic action takes place at the bottom of the tank
b. : of, relating to, or characteristic of septicemia : hectic
a septic temperature curve
2. : of an odious or contaminated nature : corrupt , obnoxious
a septic pool of guilt — Time
suffering … from septic economy — New Republic