allergylike en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos Proto-Hellenic *ál͏̌l͏̌os Ancient Greek ᾰ̓́λλος (ắllos) Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-om Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom Proto-Hellenic *wérgon Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon) German Allergiebor. English allergy Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English allergylike From allergy + -like.
Meanings
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Resembling an allergy
Over a period of months, it became apparent that she had developed allergylike responses to scores of pervasive substances[…].
1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more allergylike | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most allergylike | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |