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antisepticky en · ADJ

Etymology

From antiseptic + -y.

Meanings

1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of antiseptic, especially having its distinctive smell.
   • 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:
   • “Jez probably has all sorts of antisepticky herbs and such I can use to patch myself up.” 2005, Katie Macalister, Blow Me Down:

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