valetudinarian
11valetudinarian — n. & adj. n. a person of poor health or unduly anxious about health. adj. 1 of or being a valetudinarian. 2 of poor health. 3 seeking to recover one s health. Derivatives: valetudinarianism n. Etymology: L valetudinarius in ill health f. valetudo …
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13valetudinarian — /val i toohd n air ee euhn, tyoohd /, n. 1. an invalid. 2. a person who is excessively concerned about his or her poor health or ailments. adj. 3. in poor health; sickly; invalid. 4. excessively concerned about one s poor health or ailments. 5.… …
14valetudinarian — Synonyms and related words: alcoholic, alternating personality, antisocial personality, apoplectic, arthritic, cachectic, case, consumptive, debilitated, disordered personality, disturbed personality, double personality, drained, drug user, dual… …
15valetudinarian — A person, particularly an invalid, obsessed with his or her health …
16valetudinarian — n. one who worries chronically about his health; invalidval·e·tu·di·nar·i·an || ‚vælɪtuËd nerɪən /‚vælɪtjuËdɪ neÉ™r adj. chronically worrying about one s health; constantly in poor healthval·e·tu·di·nar·i·an ||… …
17valetudinarian — [ˌvalɪtju:dɪ nɛ:rɪən] noun a person who is unduly anxious about their health. ↘a person in poor health. adjective showing undue concern about one s health. ↘in poor health. Derivatives valetudinarianism noun Origin C18: from L. valetudinarius in… …
18valetudinarian — I. n. Invalid, valetudinary. II. a. Weak, infirm, sickly, feeble, weakly, frail, invalid, valetudinary …
19valetudinarian — n 1. invalid, sickly person, infirm person, convalescent, shut in, valetudinary; patient, inpatient, outpatient, case; sufferer, carrier, cripple, incurable, victim; hypochondriac, Pathol. neurasthenic, malingerer. adj 2. invalid, sick, sickly,… …
20valetudinarian — val·e·tu·di·nar·i·an …
