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Valetudinary

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Sickly, infirm, valetudinarian. obsolete

    ""His Majesty began to become valetudinary; and the hypochondria which tormented him rendered his humor very melancholy."

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A sickly, infirm person. dated

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin valētūdinārius. By surface analysis, valetude + -in- + -ary. Doublet of valetudinarious.

Etymology 2

From Latin valētūdinārius. By surface analysis, valetude + -in- + -ary. Doublet of valetudinarious.

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