Added 9 October 2026 infected adjective Categories: Describing WordsEveryday Words adjective ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about infected at Wordnik → Where our words come from → Containing or resulting from disease-causing organisms. a septic sore throat Related Words: septicpurulentfesteringpussyputriddirtycontaminatedcontagiousinfectiousinfectionhiv-positivehiv Back to today's word