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Word entry · 10 letters

anesthetic

Best crossword clue

"Numbing agent"

10 letters · collected on this word page

10 lettersPronunciation /ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted aceehinsttStarts with AEnds with C1 cluesCommon crossword word
1A2N3E4S5T6H7E8T9I10C

Definitions

  1. characterized by insensibility

Word origin

From an- + esthetic, or Latinized form of Ancient Greek ἀναίσθητος (anaísthētos, “insensible”) + -ic, from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “perceptible”).

Used in a sentence

  • (I find that he is analgesic and anaesthetic; evidently he is in a state of passive somnambulism.) E. A. Did you feel anybody touch you? K. No. There's no one near me. (He continues laughing and talking. […])
  • Though physically capable of attaining sex rewards, he is anesthetic; though capable of aggression, he is meek; though capable of affection, he is cold and unresponsive.
  • He is anesthetic to their theological and political enthusiasms. He finds himself an alien at their feasts of soul.

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