phthisical

American  

[tiz-i-kuhl, thiz-] / ˈtɪz ɪ kəl, ˈθɪz- /

Also phthisicky

adjective

1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected by phthisis.

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Other Word Forms

• prephthisical adjective

Etymology

Origin of phthisical

First recorded in 1605–15; phthisic + -al ¹

Example Sentences

Some phthisical sufferers, of whom there are here, alas! too many, were now admitted from time to time into St. Vincent's Hospital.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 415, December 15, 1883 by Various

Easy is it now to understand the similarity between the "cold abscess" of the cervical region and the "cold abscess" of the lung in a phthisical patient.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various

At least the sound Churchman would speedily get out of condition; grow as phthisical and hectic as any hero of a "religious" novel.

From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various

Mother and two uncles phthisical; maternal grandfather epileptic and a drinker.

From Neuralgia and the Diseases that Resemble it by Anstie, Francis E.

What then of these child-martyrs of The Poor, who in addition to the strain of growth, are ill-fed, poisoned by unsuitable foods; are sickly, rickety, bronchitic, dyspeptic, syphilitic, phthisical?

From Feminism and Sex-Extinction by Kenealy, Arabella