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interesting condition

interesting condition noun: pregnancy.

Noun

interesting condition (plural interesting conditions)

  1. (archaic, euphemistic) Pregnancy
    • I cannot honestly report that I have ever seen a feline matron of this class washing her face when in an interesting condition.1880, Charles Dickens, Great expectations, page 549
    • His young wife ... was at church with her mother, and suddenly overcome by indisposition, arising from her interesting condition, she could not remain standing, she drove home in the first sledge, a smart-looking one, she came across.1917, Leo Tolstoy, translated by Constance Garnet, Anna Karenina, Part 2, Chapter 5

Examples of interesting condition in a sentence

  • They borrowed a female [cat] in an interesting condition and set their trap under the cypress tree at the top of the vacant lot.1945, John Steinbeck, Cannery Row, page 168:
  • That knee-trembler put Angela in an interesting condition and, of course, there was talk.1996, Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes: a memoir, page 15:

Synonyms of interesting condition

Forms of interesting condition

pluralinteresting conditions

Questions about interesting condition

What does interesting condition mean?
Interesting condition means pregnancy.
How do you use interesting condition in a sentence?
They borrowed a female [cat] in an interesting condition and set their trap under the cypress tree at the top of the vacant lot.
What part of speech is interesting condition?
Interesting condition is a noun.
What is the plural of interesting condition?
The plural of interesting condition is interesting conditions.

Words near interesting condition in the dictionary

  1. interestest
  2. interesteth
  3. interestified
  4. interestin'
  5. interesting
  6. interesting condition
  7. interesting conditions
  8. interesting number paradox
  9. interesting situation
  10. interesting situations
  11. interestingish

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