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valetudinarian
[ val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uhn, -tyood- ]
noun
- an invalid.
- a person who is excessively concerned about their own poor health or ailments.
adjective
- in poor health; sickly; invalid.
- excessively concerned about one's poor health or ailments.
- of, relating to, or characterized by invalidism.
valetudinarian
/ ˌvælɪˈtjuːdɪnərɪ; ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən /
noun
- a person who is or believes himself to be chronically sick; invalid
- a person excessively worried about the state of his health; hypochondriac
adjective
- relating to, marked by, or resulting from poor health
- being a valetudinarian
- trying to return to a healthy state
Derived Forms
- ˌvaleˌtudiˈnarianˌism, noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of valetudinarian1
Word History and Origins
Origin of valetudinarian1
Example Sentences
I felt that, were I to remain where I was, I should die, or become a confirmed valetudinarian.
In a few months the trustee settled at Boulogne died; the trust, of course, lapsed to Mr. Stubmore, the valetudinarian survivor.
"Which is certainly not suggestive of a valetudinarian," remarked Lucian, looking hard at the stranger.
In person he was very thin and somewhat under the middle height, and had all the air of a confirmed valetudinarian.
Or they live the years when men should be still in their prime—valetudinarian and hypochondriac.
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