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Anesthetic
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
anesthetics
Examples
The dentist administered a local anesthetic before starting the procedure to numb the patient's gums.
anesthetic
01
causing temporary loss of physical sensation through a drug
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
qualitative
Superlative
most anesthetic
Comparative
more anesthetic
gradable
Examples
The surgeon waited until the injected area was fully anesthetic before starting the incision.
02
causing emotional numbness
Examples
Weeks of the same routine had an anesthetic effect on his enthusiasm for work.
Lexical Tree
anesthetic
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