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VALETUDINARIAN

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("valetudinarian" is a kind of...):

diseased person; sick person; sufferer (a person suffering from an illness)

Derivation:

valetudinarian (of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian

Synonyms:

valetudinarian; valetudinary

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

valetudinarian (weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health)

Derivation:

valetudinarian (weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health)

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