valetudinarian
[val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uh n, -tyood-]
noun
an invalid.
a person who is excessively concerned about his or her 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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He was at once a valetudinarian and a voluptuary; and, in both characters, he loved his ease.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.Thomas Babington Macaulay
Sat like a valetudinarian in the Park all day getting fresh air—among the imbeciles, invalids, and children.
The Journal of a Disappointed ManWilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
He has been justly, though perhaps harshly, described as a "valetudinarian Grandison."
Diderot and the Encyclopaedists (Vol 1 of 2)John Morley
"Which is certainly not suggestive of a valetudinarian," remarked Lucian, looking hard at the stranger.
Cashel Byron's ProfessionGeorge Bernard Shaw
No valetudinarian was ever more unpleasantly jostled out of his self-compassion.
The Journal of a Disappointed ManWilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
valetudinarian
valetudinary (ˌvælɪˈtjuːdɪnərɪ)
noun plural -narians or -naries
adjective
Word Origin for valetudinarian
C18: from Latin valētūdō state of health, from valēre to be well
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valetudinarian
[văl′ĭ-tōōd′n-âr′ē-ən]
n.
adj.
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