allergic
adjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//əˈlɜː.dʒɪk//
- United States//əˈlɝ.d͡ʒɪk//
Of or pertaining to allergy.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to allergy.
- 2
Having an allergy.
I am allergic to cats.
- 3
figurativeHighly averse.
I'm allergic to homework.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *áľľos Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Graeco-Phrygian *wérgon Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) German Allergiebor. English allergy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English allergic From allergy + -ic.
noun
- 1
A person who has an allergy.
Forms
- plural
- allergics
- comparative
- more allergic
- superlative
- most allergic
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