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Anesthetic (Adjective)

Relating to or producing insensibility.

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

The anesthetic cream was applied to the skin to numb the area before the injection.
The doctor administered a mild anesthetic to help the patient relax during the procedure.
The anesthetic properties of the medication helped to reduce the patient's pain.
The dentist used an anesthetic injection to numb the area before extracting the tooth.
The patient was given a general anesthetic before undergoing major surgery.

Characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state".

All adjective clusters.

The overcrowded city can be an anesthetic experience, numbing the senses and making it difficult to feel anything.
In her anesthetic state, she wandered through the streets without noticing the people or the noise around her.
The repetition of the daily routine had rendered her anesthetic to the beauty that surrounded her.
The teenagers had become anesthetic to the alarmist warnings about climate change and were more focused on their social media feeds.
The poverty and violence had created an anesthetic atmosphere in the neighborhood, where people had become desensitized to the harsh realities.