Anesthetic Definition & Meaning
anesthetic
- adjective
- relating to or producing insensibility
- characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state"
- noun
- a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
"Anesthetic" in song lyrics
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"Numbing up your tonsils, like ambesol anesthetic"
Akinyele/Akafella f/ Crystal Johnson — Put It In Your Mouth -
"they call you the local anesthetic"
DJ Premier f/ Dynasty — Epic Dynasty -
"And they can use your odor as the latest anesthetic"
Grandmaster Flash — Underarms
Words that rhyme with anesthetic
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- What does anesthetic mean?
- relating to or producing insensibility characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
- What part of speech is anesthetic?
- Anesthetic is an adjective and a noun.
- How many definitions does anesthetic have?
- Anesthetic has 3 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).