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

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

un·drop·si·cal, adjective

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