allergic
1allergic — adj. 1. of or pertaining to allergy. allergic reaction [WordNet 1.5] 2. 1 having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibilty especially to a specific factor allergic children Syn: hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitized, supersensitive …
2allergic — ☆ allergic [ə lʉr′jik ] adj. 1. of or caused by allergy 2. having an allergy 3. Informal averse or disinclined ( to) [allergic to work] …
3allergic — (adj.) 1911, from ALLERGY (Cf. allergy) + IC (Cf. ic); Cf. Fr. allergique (1906). Figurative use, antipathetic, repulsed is from 1936 …
4allergic — [adj] having a reaction to food, material, etc. affected, averse to, dyspathetic, hypersensitive, immune sensitive, sensitive, sensitized, susceptible; concepts 403,542 …
5allergic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) caused by or relating to an allergy. 2) having an allergy …
6allergic — al|ler|gic [əˈlə:dʒık US ə:r ] adj 1.) having an allergy allergic to ▪ I m allergic to penicillin. 2.) caused by an allergy ▪ an allergic reaction to nuts ▪ an allergic rash 3.) be allergic to sth informal if you are allergic …
7allergic — al|ler|gic [ ə lɜrdʒık ] adjective 1. ) allergic to affected by an allergy: I m allergic to nuts. a ) caused by an allergy: an allergic reaction 2. ) allergic to HUMOROUS if you are allergic to something, you do not like it at all: I m allergic… …
8allergic — [[t]əlɜ͟ː(r)ʤɪk[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: v link ADJ to n If you are allergic to something, you become ill or get a rash when you eat it, smell it, or touch it. I m allergic to cats. 2) ADJ: ADJ n If you have an allergic reaction to something, you… …
9allergic — UK [əˈlɜː(r)dʒɪk] / US [əˈlɜrdʒɪk] adjective 1) a) medical affected by an allergy allergic to: I m allergic to nuts. b) medical caused by an allergy an allergic reaction 2) humorous if you are allergic to something, you do not like it at all… …
10allergic — This word means unusually sensitive to a condition or substance (an allergic reaction to nylon) and is also loosely overused to suggest dislike or disregard (allergic to the plays of Shakespeare). Allergic is often misused as in this sentence:… …