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anesthetic

adjective noun

characterized by insensibility

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
A
Ends with
C
Contains
NE
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. characterized by insensibility

    “the young girls are in a state of possession — blind and deaf and anesthetic”

adjective

  1. relating to or producing insensibility

noun

  1. a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations

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Example Sentences

the young girls are in a state of possession — blind and deaf and anesthetic
an anesthetic state

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