About The Word Valetudinarian
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Valetudinarian
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What's The Definition Of Valetudinarian?
[n] weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
[adj] of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian Synonyms | Synonyms for Valetudinarian: Related Terms | Find terms related to Valetudinarian: See Also | diseased person | sick person | sufferer Valetudinarian In Webster's Dictionary \Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an\, a. [L. valetudinarius,
from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere
to be strong or well: cf. F. val['e]tudinaire. See
{Valiant}.]
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.
\Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an\, n. 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. |
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