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[ drop-si-kuhl ] / ˈdrɒp sɪ kəl / SEE SYNONYMS FOR dropsical ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectiveof, like, or affected with dropsy. Origin of dropsicalFirst recorded in 1670–80; drops(y) + -ical OTHER WORDS FROM dropsicaldrop·si·cal·ly, adverbdrop·si·cal·ness, nounnon·drop·si·cal, adjectivenon·drop·si·cal·ly, adverb un·drop·si·cal, adjective Words nearby dropsicaldrop seat, drop-ship, drop shipment, drop shipper, drop shot, dropsical, drop siding, dropsley, dropsonde, dropsy, dropt Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for dropsicalDropsical it certainly is, for it will hold a dozen passengers inside. American Notes for General Circulation|Charles Dickens Like a dropsical man calling out for water, water, our deluded citizens are calling for more banks. The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4|Albert J. Beveridge In the jaundice it seldom fails; and in dropsical cases is frequently administered with success. Curiousities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol. 1|Thomas Dugdale The effects were most favourable, and the dropsical symptoms were soon removed by copious urinary discharges. An Account of the Foxglove and some of its Medical Uses|William Withering
Words related to dropsicalbloated, swollen, overblown, magnified, grown, extended, diffuse, enlarged, spread, puffed, ranting, distended, filled, dilated, overestimated, aggrandized, surcharged, stretched, amplified, augmented Medical definitions for dropsical
adj.Relating to or suffering from dropsy. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |