antisepticky

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See also: antiseptický

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

antiseptic +‎ -y

Adjective[edit]

antisepticky (comparative more antisepticky, superlative most antisepticky)

  1. (informal) Resembling or characteristic of antiseptic, especially having its distinctive smell.
    • 2005, Katie Macalister, Blow Me Down:
      “Jez probably has all sorts of antisepticky herbs and such I can use to patch myself up.”
    • 2010, James Patterson, Maximum Ride Boxed Set #1:
      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.