'anaesthetic' definitions:

Definition of 'anaesthetic'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Relating to or producing insensibility [syn: anaesthetic, anesthetic]
adjective
Characterized by insensibility; "the young girls are in a state of possession--blind and deaf and anesthetic"; "an anesthetic state" [syn: anesthetic(a), anaesthetic(a)]
noun
A drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations [syn: anesthetic, anaesthetic, anesthetic agent, anaesthetic agent]