dyspeptic

[ dis-pep-tik ]
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adjectiveAlso dys·pep·ti·cal.
  1. pertaining to, subject to, or suffering from dyspepsia.

  2. gloomy, pessimistic, and irritable.

noun
  1. a person subject to or suffering from dyspepsia.

Origin of dyspeptic

1
1685–95; dys- + Greek peptikós pertaining to digestion, equivalent to pept(ós) digested (pep- cook, digest + -tos past participle suffix) + -ikos-ic

Other words from dyspeptic

  • dys·pep·ti·cal·ly, adverb
  • non·dys·pep·tic, adjective
  • non·dys·pep·ti·cal, adjective
  • non·dys·pep·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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British Dictionary definitions for dyspeptic

dyspeptic

/ (dɪsˈpɛptɪk) /


adjectiveAlso: dyspeptical
  1. relating to or suffering from dyspepsia

  2. irritable

noun
  1. a person suffering from dyspepsia

Derived forms of dyspeptic

  • dyspeptically, adverb

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