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phthisicky

phthisicky adjective: having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.

Adjective

phthisicky (comparative more phthisicky, superlative most phthisicky)

  1. Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.

Forms of phthisicky

comparativemore phthisicky
superlativemost phthisicky

Origin of phthisicky

From phthisic + -y.

Questions about phthisicky

What does phthisicky mean?
Phthisicky means having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in breathing.
What part of speech is phthisicky?
Phthisicky is an adjective.

Words near phthisicky in the dictionary

  1. phthises
  2. phthisic
  3. phthisical
  4. phthisick
  5. phthisicks
  6. phthisicky
  7. phthisics
  8. phthisiologist
  9. phthisiologists
  10. phthisiology
  11. phthisiophobia

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