valetudinary

  • 11Valetudinariness — Valetudinary Val e*tu di*na*ry, a. Infirm; sickly; valetudinarian. {Val e*tu di*na*ri*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] It renders the habit of society dangerously. Burke. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Disease — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Disease >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 disease disease Sgm: N 1 illness illness sickness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 ailing ailing &c.??? all the ills that flesh is heir to =>(Hamlet) Sgm: N 1 morbidity morbidity …

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  • 13valetudinarian — (n.) one who is constantly concerned with his own ailments, 1703, from valetudinary (1580s), from L. valetudinarius, from valetudo state of health, from valere be strong (see VALIANT (Cf. valiant)) + tudo, abstract noun suffix (see TUDE (Cf.… …

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  • 14valetudinarian — I. n. Invalid, valetudinary. II. a. Weak, infirm, sickly, feeble, weakly, frail, invalid, valetudinary …

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  • 15Invaletudinary — In*val e*tu di*na*ry, a. Wanting health; valetudinary. [R.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Recourse — Re*course (r?*k?rs ), n. [F. recours, L. recursus a running back, return, fr. recurrere, recursum, to run back. See {Recur}.] 1. A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat; recurence …

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  • 17Without recourse — Recourse Re*course (r?*k?rs ), n. [F. recours, L. recursus a running back, return, fr. recurrere, recursum, to run back. See {Recur}.] 1. A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat;… …

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  • 18valetudinarian — /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.… …

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  • 19alcoholic — Synonyms and related words: LSD user, acidhead, addict, alcoholic addict, alternating personality, antisocial personality, ardent, bacchanal, bacchanalian, barfly, bibber, big drunk, boozer, carouser, chain smoker, chronic alcoholic, chronic… …

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  • 20debilitated — Synonyms and related words: anemic, anile, apathetic, asthenic, benumbed, blase, bloodless, bored, cachectic, castrated, chicken, cowardly, crabbed, dead, decrepit, demasculinized, devitalized, doddered, doddering, doddery, dopey, dormant,… …

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