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tissick

tissick is the nonstandard form of phthisic.

Meaning of phthisic

Noun

phthisic (countable and uncountable, plural phthisics)

  1. A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; consumption; phthisis.
  2. (formerly) Any wasting disease.
  3. A person suffering from phthisis.
  4. Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).

See all 5 meanings of phthisic

Forms of tissick

pluraltissicks

Questions about tissick

What is tissick the nonstandard form of?
Tissick is the nonstandard form of phthisic.

Words near tissick in the dictionary

  1. Tisquantum
  2. Tisri
  3. tiss
  4. Tissa
  5. Tisserant
  6. tissick
  7. tissicks
  8. tissies
  9. Tissington
  10. Tissington and Lea Hall
  11. Tissot

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