anesthetic Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations
    anesthetic agent; anaesthetic; anaesthetic agent.
  2. adjective relating to or producing insensibility
    anaesthetic.
  3. adjective satellite characterized by insensibility
    anaesthetic.
    • the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic
    • an anesthetic state

WordNet

An`es*the"si*a noun, An`es*thet"ic adjective (Also<
  • Anesthesia
  • Anesthetic
)
Definitions
  1. Same as Anæsthesia, Anæsthetic.

Webster 1913