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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To finish successfully.

“She worked hard to accomplish her goals before the deadline.”

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Dictionary Entry

septic

Part of Speech: nounUsed In Literature ↓

A substance that causes sepsis or putrefaction.

Origin

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Common Phrases

shock septictank septicarthritis septictanks septicinfection septicsystem septic
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Synonyms

dirtypussyputridpurulentcontaminatedinfectious

Antonyms

antiseptic

Related Words

septicemicinfectiveinfectedabscessedfestering

Poetry examples for “septic”

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