dropsical

[ drop-si-kuhl ]

/ ˈdrɒp sɪ kəl /

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adjective

of, like, or affected with dropsy.

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Origin of dropsical

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dropsical

drop·si·cal·ly, adverbdrop·si·cal·ness, nounnon·drop·si·cal, adjectivenon·drop·si·cal·ly, adverb

un·drop·si·cal, adjective

Words nearby dropsical

drop seat, drop-ship, drop shipment, drop shipper, drop shot, dropsical, drop siding, dropsley, dropsonde, dropsy, dropt

How to use dropsical in a sentence

It weighed several tons, and its tyres were like dropsical life-belts.
A Boswell of Baghdad|E. V. Lucas
This ready, though raw wench, gave an instance of this, and improved on the dropsical hint I had given her.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
The lady's seeming plumpness was owing to a dropsical disorder, and to the round posture she lay in—very likely, truly.
Clarissa, Volume 6 (of 9)|Samuel Richardson
His asthma tormented him day and night, and dropsical symptoms made their appearance.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4|Various

M. Chailly tells us, that in thirteen cases of convulsions nine were first pregnancies, and seven of the females were dropsical.
The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed|Frederick Hollick

Medical definitions for dropsical

dropsical

[ drŏp′sĭ-kəl ]

adj.

Relating to or suffering from dropsy.

dropsical

Origin of dropsical

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