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valetudinarian

[ val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uhn, -tyood- ]
/ ˌvæl ɪˌtud nˈɛər i ən, -ˌtyud- /
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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.
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Origin of valetudinarian

First recorded in 1695–1705; valetudinary + -an
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British Dictionary definitions for valetudinarian

valetudinarian

valetudinary (ˌvælɪˈtjuːdɪnərɪ)

/ (ˌvælɪˌtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən) /

noun plural -narians or -naries
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 of valetudinarian

valetudinarianism, noun

Word Origin for valetudinarian

C18: from Latin valētūdō state of health, from valēre to be well
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