dropsical

[ drop-si-kuhl ]

adjective

1. of, like, or affected with dropsy.

Other Words From

• dropsi·cal·ly adverb
• dropsi·cal·ness noun
• non·dropsi·cal adjective
• non·dropsi·cal·ly adverb
• un·dropsi·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of dropsical¹

First recorded in 1670–80; drops(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

It weighed several tons, and its tyres were like dropsical life-belts.

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This ready, though raw wench, gave an instance of this, and improved on the dropsical hint I had given her.

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The lady's seeming plumpness was owing to a dropsical disorder, and to the round posture she lay in—very likely, truly.

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His asthma tormented him day and night, and dropsical symptoms made their appearance.

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M. Chailly tells us, that in thirteen cases of convulsions nine were first pregnancies, and seven of the females were dropsical.

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Related Words

• bloated
• magnified
• overblown
• swollen