dispeptic

Adjective

dyspeptic (comparative more dyspeptic, superlative most dyspeptic)

1. (not comparable) Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
   • ...but Lady Anne could not be deceived—in five years' time he would become dyspeptic, be surrounded by physicians, consigned to all the Badens in Germany, and think much more of a renovating draught than a beautiful young wife.1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC...
2. (comparable, figuratively) Irritable or morose.
   • He was a sallow, dyspeptic man, with a premature shock of grey hair, attached to the stage as an occupation but not a vocation. His only passion was gambling on the race-course, which was attended with perpetual bad luck, though that appeared to act as a stimulus rather than to dampen his fervour.1950, Norman Lindsay, Dust or Polish?, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 23

   Synonyms:

   bad-tempered, bilious, irritable, morose

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