dyspeptic

[ dis-pep-tik ]

/ dɪsˈpɛp tɪk /

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adjective Also dys·pep·ti·cal.

pertaining to, subject to, or suffering from dyspepsia.

gloomy, pessimistic, and irritable.

noun

a person subject to or suffering from dyspepsia.

RELATED WORDS

mean, grouchy, irritable, ornery

Nearby words

dysostosis, dysostosis multiplex, dyspareunia, dyspathy, dyspepsia, dyspeptic, dysphagia, dysphagic, dysphagocytosis, dysphasia, dysphasic

Origin of dyspeptic

1685–95; dys- + Greek peptikós pertaining to digestion, equivalent to pept(ós) digested (pep- cook, digest + -tos past participle suffix) + -ikos -ic

Related formsdys·pep·ti·cal·ly, adverbnon·dys·pep·tic, adjectivenon·dys·pep·ti·cal, adjectivenon·dys·pep·ti·cal·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for dyspeptic

Earth to Debbie Wasserman Schultz and the DNC: dyspeptic dad still votes.
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Perhaps the threat of legal action has also played a role in curbing the horde of dyspeptic deviants.
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In every midterm with a dyspeptic electorate, their anger has been aimed in one direction.
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This has made some social conservatives rather, um, dyspeptic.
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Turns out South African–born MC Jean Grae gives miscarriage a brief mention in the dyspeptic relationship song “Love.”
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Some of us were dyspeptic, some nervous, while others had tired brains.
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I was not dyspeptic; I had fasted and would have eaten if they had given me milk, as I requested.
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The following is from the Lancet of August the 22nd, 1857:—Dyspeptic.
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Sea air helps a certain class of neurasthenics, but it makes others worse—it is bad for the dyspeptic neurasthenic.
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It is not the kind of food that makes a dyspeptic, but the quantity.
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British Dictionary definitions for dyspeptic

dyspeptic

/ (dɪsˈpɛptɪk) /

adjective Also: dyspeptical

relating to or suffering from dyspepsia

irritable

noun

a person suffering from dyspepsia

Derived Formsdyspeptically, adverb

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Word Origin and History for dyspeptic

dyspeptic

adj.

1690s, from Greek dyspeptos "hard to digest," from dys- "bad" (see dys-) + peptos "digested," from peptein "digest" (see cook (n.)).