allergic adj.
(orig. US) sensitive to, usu. with hostile overtones, e.g. Sorry, but I’m absolutely allergic to religion.
New Yorker 23 Jan. 20: [caption] He’s allergic to Philadelphia scrapple [OED]. | ||
Punch 26 Aug. 169/3: Colonels have a curious effect on me. Quite frankly, I am allergic to them [OED]. | ||
Observer 5 Oct. 19/4: Allergic as I am to opera on television [...] I cannot be relied on for an objective opinion of the B.B.C.’s two-hour presentation [OED]. |