ALLERGIC

allergic, hypersensitive, hypersensitized, hypersensitised, sensitized, sensitised, supersensitive, supersensitized, supersensitised

(adjective) having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor); “allergic children”; “hypersensitive to pollen”

allergic

(adjective) characterized by or caused by allergy; “an allergic reaction”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

allergic (comparative more allergic, superlative most allergic)

Of or pertaining to allergy.

Having an allergy.

Excessively sensitive; susceptible.

Noun

allergic (plural allergics)

A person with a tendency to having allergies; a person with multiple or severe allergies.

Anagrams

• clergial

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

29 December 2024

CHRONIC

(adjective) being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering; “chronic indigestion”; “a chronic shortage of funds”; “a chronic invalid”


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