Synonyms

dropsical

American

[drop-si-kuhl] / ˈdrɒp sɪ kəl /

adjective

of, like, or affected with dropsy.

Other Word Forms

dropsically adverb
dropsicalness noun
nondropsical adjective
nondropsically adverb
undropsical adjective

Etymology

Origin of dropsical

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

Example Sentences

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His skin was dead looking and hairless; dropsical too, he moved with a shambling gait like a trained bear.

From Literature

At the end of the table, sitting like a great dropsical gray slug, was William Willoughby, the political symbol of everything her father and men like him despised.

From Literature

Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.

From Project Gutenberg

Sometimes the swelling is diffuse, with a dropsical or erysipelatoid aspect, and crackles like parchment when handled.

From Project Gutenberg

Then follows a paragraph from the sermon, dropsical with dullness; and here the article ends.

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