2. 1 having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibilty
especially to a specific factor allergic children
Syn: hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitized, supersensitive, supersensitized [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
allergic — ☆ allergic [ə lʉr′jik ] adj. 1. of or caused by allergy 2. having an allergy 3. Informal averse or disinclined ( to) [allergic to work] … English World dictionary
allergic — (adj.) 1911, from ALLERGY (Cf. allergy) + IC (Cf. ic); Cf. Fr. allergique (1906). Figurative use, antipathetic, repulsed is from 1936 … Etymology dictionary
allergic — [adj] having a reaction to food, material, etc. affected, averse to, dyspathetic, hypersensitive, immune sensitive, sensitive, sensitized, susceptible; concepts 403,542 … New thesaurus
allergic — ► ADJECTIVE 1) caused by or relating to an allergy. 2) having an allergy … English terms dictionary
allergic — 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 … Dictionary of contemporary English
allergic — 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… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
allergic — [[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… … English dictionary
allergic — 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… … English dictionary
allergic — 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:… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
allergic — adjective 1 having an allergy: be allergic to sth: I m allergic to penicillin. 2 allergic reaction/rash an illness or a red painful area on your skin that some people get because of an allergy 3 allergic to sth informal always trying to avoid an… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
