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croupy

[ kroo-pee ]

/ ˈkru pi /

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adjective, croup·i·er, croup·i·est.

pertaining to or resembling croup.

affected with croup.

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Origin of croupy

First recorded in 1825–35; croup¹ + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM croupy

croup·i·ly, adverbcroup·i·ness, noun

Words nearby croupy

croup, croup-associated virus, croupade, croupier, croupous membrane, croupy, crouse, croustade, croute, crouton, crouzon's disease

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Example sentences from the Web for croupy

Even now, hearing a child struggling with that croupy rattle hits her in the gut.
Obama's Big Green Gun|Michelle Cottle|November 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST
But he had gone to the minister's to see a croupy child, so the girl sat down by the fire to wait.
Harper's Young People, November 16, 1880|Various
Give castor oil to a child showing symptoms of a croupy cough.
Civic League Cook Book|Anonymous
Whenever a child develops a croupy cough his throat should be examined.
American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick|Jane A. Delano

I was a little boy an' croupy, and he seemed big as a house when he came in at the door.
Mistress Anne|Temple Bailey
Oct. 6th, croupy symptoms more marked; tonsils and uvula greatly swollen, so that the fauces are almost occluded; temp.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various

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