allergic

[ uh-lur-jik ]

/ əˈlɜr dʒɪk /

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adjective

of or relating to allergy: an allergic reaction to wool.

having an allergy.

Informal. having a strong dislike or aversion: He's allergic to most modern music.

Origin of allergic

First recorded in 1910–15; allerg(y) + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM allergic

un·al·ler·gic, adjective

Words nearby allergic

allentown, alleppey, allergen, allergenic, allergenic extract, allergic, allergic conjunctivitis, allergic purpura, allergic reaction, allergic rhinitis, allergic salute

Example sentences from the Web for allergic

It is impossible to know when allergic reactions occur, and most that do are quite serious.

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Historically, Washington is not allergic to cooperation with devils.

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Ross needs to go to the hospital after having an allergic reaction, leaving Joey and Chandler to watch Baby Ben.

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But no matter, we are allergic and getting more allergic, hear us roar (and sniffle and whine and hack).

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The teenage schoolgirl died from an allergic reaction to penicillin last June during the botched operation.

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We were allergic to women from their nylon hose to their face powder.

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I never spoke with him very much, because I think we were allergic to each other.

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They're allergic to the critters, the trees, the natives—to everything here.

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Others have allergic reactions to certain foods; some allergic reactions appear to be subtle, affecting a person's moods.

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Turning in on his contour couch, Lindsay recalled that he had given whiskey to the allergic athlete.

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British Dictionary definitions for allergic

allergic

/ (əˈlɜːdʒɪk) /

adjective

of, relating to, having, or caused by an allergy

(postpositive foll by to) informal having an aversion (to) he's allergic to work

Medical definitions for allergic

allergic

[ ə-lûr′jĭk ]

adj.

Of, caused, or characterized by an allergy.

Having an allergy or exhibiting an allergic reaction to a substance.

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