valetudinous
/ˌvælɪˈt(j)uːdɪnəs/
valetudinous adjective: valetudinarian; ill, sick.
Adjective
valetudinous (comparative more valetudinous, superlative most valetudinous)
- valetudinarian; ill, sick
- the valetudinous condition of King Edward1655, Thomas Fuller, The History of the University of Cambridge, since the Conquest, [London]: [[…] Iohn Williams […]], →OCLC
- Symptoms pointing to mild hepatic and gastrointestinal derangement have thus recurred for several years. The family declined an operation until finally the youth, becoming weary of his valetudinous condition, took the matter into his own hands and went to the hospital.1906, California State Journal of Medicine, volume 4, page 169
Forms of valetudinous
| comparative | more valetudinous |
|---|---|
| superlative | most valetudinous |
Origin of valetudinous
From Latin valētūdin- + -ous, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude + -ous.
Questions about valetudinous
- What does valetudinous mean?
- Valetudinous means valetudinarian; ill, sick.
- What part of speech is valetudinous?
- Valetudinous is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce valetudinous?
- Valetudinous is pronounced /ˌvælɪˈt(j)uːdɪnəs/.
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