adjective
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of, relating to, having, or caused by an allergy
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informal having an aversion (to)
he's allergic to work
Other Word Forms
- unallergic adjective
Etymology
Origin of allergic
Example Sentences
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The way it steers the immune system towards fighting an infection also seemed to reduce the response to house dust mite allergens – which are a trigger of allergic asthma.
From BBC
Did we also mention Ro is allergic to ice?
From Los Angeles Times
If I did, my throat would get super itchy, as I’m allergic to pretty much all fruits and vegetables.
From Literature
One potential consequence is that an unpermitted insect species could trigger reactions in people allergic to shellfish, which can have the same allergenic proteins.
From BBC
His mother had been allergic to them, so they’d never had any at the house.
From Literature
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