adj satadj.allcontaminated with infecting organismsSynset:dirty
Examples:- dirty wounds
- obliged to go into infected rooms - Jane Austen
Antonyms:antiseptic
Derivationally Related Form:dirtiness
Inherited Hypernyms:dirty
Similar to:infected septic
adj satadj.alllikely to spread and cause an epidemic diseaseSynset:pestilent pestilential plaguey
Examples:- a pestilential malignancy in the air - Jonathan Swift
- plaguey fevers
Antonyms:endemicecdemic
Derivationally Related Form:pestilenceplague
Inherited Hypernyms:pestilent
Similar to:epidemic
adj satadj.alltending to corrupt or pervertSynset:corruptive perversive
Antonyms:good
Derivationally Related Form:corruptpervert
Inherited Hypernyms:corruptive
Similar to:evil
adj satadj.allcausing irritation or annoyanceSynset:annoying bothersome galling irritating nettlesome pesky pestering plaguey plaguy teasing vexatious vexing
Examples:- tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
- aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport
- found it galling to have to ask permission
- an irritating delay
- nettlesome paperwork
- a pesky mosquito
- swarms of pestering gnats
- a plaguey newfangled safety catch
- a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him
- a vexatious child
- it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong
Antonyms:agreeable
Derivationally Related Form:plague
Inherited Hypernyms:annoying
Similar to:disagreeable