dropsical
Americanadjective
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Origin of dropsical
Example Sentences
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Dropsical watchmen have long importuned like unfortunates to avail themselves of some favored herb.
From Time Magazine Archive
Dropsical symptoms appeared in his discolored feet and swollen ankles.
From Louis XIV. Makers of History Series by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)
Dropsical it certainly is, for it will hold a dozen passengers inside.
From American Notes by Dickens, Charles
When he attempts to portray strong emotions, his people do not look as if they felt them; even his Dropsical Woman in the Louvre is dying peacefully and with resignation.
From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Singleton, Esther
Fougeres had simply been inspired by the masterpiece of Gerard Douw; he had turned the group of the "Dropsical Woman" toward the window, instead of presenting it full front.
From Pierre Grassou by Wormeley, Katharine Prescott
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