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Valetudinarian
Pronunciation : Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. valetudinarius, from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere to be strong or well: cf. F. val?tudinaire. See Valiant.]
Definition : Defn: Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm. My feeble health and valetudinarian stomach. Coleridge. The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not a valetudinarian virtue. Macaulay.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health. Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold. Swift.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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