antiseptic

Definition

Of or relating to antisepsis or the use of antiseptics.

Etymology

From anti- + septic.

Example Sentences

• "This judicious representation of brutality, domestic violence and struggle empowers women trying to break the shame and fear propagated by the antiseptic whitewashing of conventional media."
• "Forget all those Christmas cards with their ideal scenarios and antiseptic smiles. Stables are filthy and they stink[…]"
• "[Chief Justice John] Roberts got criticism for what some perceived as his relatively brief and antiseptic description of the events of Jan. 6, 2021, in his majority opinion in Fischer v. United States the other day."