Allergic
/əˈlɜː.dʒɪk/ adj, noun
adj, noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A person who has an allergy.
Adjective
- 1 Of or pertaining to allergy.
- 2 Having an allergy.
"I am allergic to cats."
- 3 Highly averse. figuratively, humorous
"I'm allergic to homework."
Adjective
- 1 having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibility (especially to a specific factor) wordnet
- 2 characterized by or caused by allergy wordnet
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"I am allergic to aspirin, penicillin, and sulfa drugs."
Etymology
From allergy + -ic.