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antisepticky

antisepticky adjective: resembling or characteristic of antiseptic, especially having its distinctive smell.

Adjective

antisepticky (comparative more antisepticky, superlative most antisepticky)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of antiseptic, especially having its distinctive smell.
    • “Jez probably has all sorts of antisepticky herbs and such I can use to patch myself up.”2005, Katie Macalister, Blow Me Down
    • Wait. Think. There was something wrong with this picture. She couldn't get a single thought from his head—it was a gray blank. That had never happened before. Also, he was wearing a white coat. He smelled all antisepticky.2010, James Patterson, Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1

Forms of antisepticky

comparativemore antisepticky
superlativemost antisepticky

Origin of antisepticky

From antiseptic + -y.

Questions about antisepticky

What does antisepticky mean?
Antisepticky means resembling or characteristic of antiseptic, especially having its distinctive smell.
What part of speech is antisepticky?
Antisepticky is an adjective.

Words near antisepticky in the dictionary

  1. antisepticists
  2. antisepticize
  3. antisepticized
  4. antisepticizes
  5. antisepticizing
  6. antisepticky
  7. antiseptics
  8. antiseption
  9. antiseptize
  10. antiseptized
  11. antiseptizes

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