anetic

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adjective

Soothing; helping to relieve a malady.

OriginLatin aneticus ← Ancient Greek ἀνετικός →
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Meanings

adjectiveanetic (comparative more anetic, superlative most anetic)

comparative more anetic · superlative most anetic

  1. obsoleteraremedicineSoothing; helping to relieve a malady.

    The anetic property is also an important factor in its [sc. antipyrine] use—in fact, that element surpasses those of heat elimination and is more often considered when the drug is prescribed by therapeutists.

    1899, Samuel C. James, “Therapeutics in Continued Fevers”, in Merck's Archives, volume 1, page 465

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀνετικός“relaxing, remitting”
  2. Latinaneticus
  3. Englishanetic

From Latin aneticus, from Ancient Greek ἀνετικός (anetikós, “relaxing, remitting”), from ἄνεσις (ánesis, “relaxation, abatement”).

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APA

anetic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anetic

MLA

“anetic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anetic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anetic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anetic.

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