Definition of dropsical in English:

dropsical

adjective ˈdrɒpsɪk(ə)lˈdrɑpsək(ə)l

Affected with or characteristic of dropsy; oedematous.
enormous dropsical ankles
figurative if Rubens's women are ample, these are dropsical
Example sentencesExamples
- This results in generalized oedema - or ‘dropsical effusion’ as it was called in the 1820s by Richard Bright, in his classic description of chronic nephritis (Bright's disease).
- She is enfeebled, dropsical, perpetually damp from cooking and cleaning, toothless, and refuses to wear false teeth (Janet remarks that Mother can never find comfortable teeth).
- His big and dropsical head, disproportionate to his emaciated body, leans against his mother's shoulder, his eyes blinking weakly.
Synonyms
expanded, distended, bulging, inflamed, inflated, enlarged, dilated, bloated, blown-up, puffed up, puffy, ballooning, protruding, prominent, stretched, tumescent

Origin

Late 17th century: from dropsy¹, replacing earlier hydropic(al), via Latin from Greek hudrōps 'dropsy'.

Definition of dropsical in US English:

dropsical

adjectiveˈdrɑpsək(ə)lˈdräpsək(ə)l

Affected with or characteristic of dropsy; edematous.
enormous dropsical ankles
figurative if Rubens's women are ample, these are dropsical
Example sentencesExamples
- This results in generalized oedema - or ‘dropsical effusion’ as it was called in the 1820s by Richard Bright, in his classic description of chronic nephritis (Bright's disease).
- His big and dropsical head, disproportionate to his emaciated body, leans against his mother's shoulder, his eyes blinking weakly.
- She is enfeebled, dropsical, perpetually damp from cooking and cleaning, toothless, and refuses to wear false teeth (Janet remarks that Mother can never find comfortable teeth).
Synonyms
expanded, distended, bulging, inflamed, inflated, enlarged, dilated, bloated, blown-up, puffed up, puffy, ballooning, protruding, prominent, stretched, tumescent

Origin

Late 17th century: from dropsy, replacing earlier hydropic(al), via Latin from Greek hudrōps ‘dropsy’.

单词	dropsical
释义	Definition of dropsical in English: dropsical adjective ˈdrɒpsɪk(ə)lˈdrɑpsək(ə)l Affected with or characteristic of dropsy; oedematous. enormous dropsical ankles figurative if Rubens's women are ample, these are dropsical Example sentencesExamples This results in generalized oedema - or ‘dropsical effusion’ as it was called in the 1820s by Richard Bright, in his classic description of chronic nephritis (Bright's disease). She is enfeebled, dropsical, perpetually damp from cooking and cleaning, toothless, and refuses to wear false teeth (Janet remarks that Mother can never find comfortable teeth). His big and dropsical head, disproportionate to his emaciated body, leans against his mother's shoulder, his eyes blinking weakly. Synonyms expanded, distended, bulging, inflamed, inflated, enlarged, dilated, bloated, blown-up, puffed up, puffy, ballooning, protruding, prominent, stretched, tumescent Origin Late 17th century: from dropsy¹, replacing earlier hydropic(al), via Latin from Greek hudrōps 'dropsy'. Definition of dropsical in US English: dropsical adjectiveˈdrɑpsək(ə)lˈdräpsək(ə)l Affected with or characteristic of dropsy; edematous. enormous dropsical ankles figurative if Rubens's women are ample, these are dropsical Example sentencesExamples This results in generalized oedema - or ‘dropsical effusion’ as it was called in the 1820s by Richard Bright, in his classic description of chronic nephritis (Bright's disease). His big and dropsical head, disproportionate to his emaciated body, leans against his mother's shoulder, his eyes blinking weakly. She is enfeebled, dropsical, perpetually damp from cooking and cleaning, toothless, and refuses to wear false teeth (Janet remarks that Mother can never find comfortable teeth). Synonyms expanded, distended, bulging, inflamed, inflated, enlarged, dilated, bloated, blown-up, puffed up, puffy, ballooning, protruding, prominent, stretched, tumescent Origin Late 17th century: from dropsy, replacing earlier hydropic(al), via Latin from Greek hudrōps ‘dropsy’.
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