AMNESTIC

amnestic, amnesic

(adjective) of or relating to or caused by amnesia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

amnestic (comparative more amnestic, superlative most amnestic)

(medicine) That causes amnesia.

Noun

amnestic (plural amnestics)

A person who has amnesia.

A drug that causes amnesia.

Anagrams

• ancestim, nematics, semantic

Source: Wiktionary


Am*nes"tic, a.

Definition: Causing loss of memory.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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