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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, croupade, croup-associated virus, croupier, croupous membrane, croupy, crouse, croustade, croûte, 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
The children were croupy, and one morning an alcohol lamp near little Clara's bed, blown by the draught, set fire to the canopy.
Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete|Albert Bigelow Paine
If it occurs suddenly, the child will wake about midnight with the characteristic croupy cough.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)|Grant Hague
Next morning it wakes up apparently well except for the croupy cough.
The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.)|Grant Hague

The idea of a hot bath in the middle of the day, and him full of dinner, and croupy into the bargain!
Jack and Jill|Louisa May Alcott
The disease which Mackenzie called croup, was generally known in Glasgow at that time as croupy sore throat.
A History of Epidemics in Britain, Volume II (of 2)|Charles Creighton

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