Dropsical

adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dropsy (edema).

    "Mrs Springer on her painful dropsical legs comes down talking."

Adjective
  1. 1
    swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid wordnet

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allergicanemicarthriticbiliousbloatedcarcinogenic

Example

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"Mrs Springer on her painful dropsical legs comes down talking."

Etymology

From dropsy + -ical.

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