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Synonyms for dyspeptic


Grammar : Adj
Spell : dis-pep-tik
Phonetic Transcription : dɪsˈpɛp tɪk



Définition of dyspeptic

Origin :
  • 1690s, from Greek dyspeptos "hard to digest," from dys- "bad" (see dys-) + peptos "digested," from peptein "digest" (see cook (n.)).
  • adj crabby
Example sentences :
  • He was now an intelligent man of sixteen, but dyspeptic and difficile.
  • Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster
  • Is No. 48 to be deprived of the 'Hat-catcher's Daughter' because 47 is dyspeptic?
  • Extract from : « Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General » by Charles Lever
  • He was dyspeptic and suffered from gnawing hunger in the morning.
  • Extract from : « Some Reminiscences » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was dyspeptic, and suffered from gnawing hunger in the morning.
  • Extract from : « A Personal Record » by Joseph Conrad
  • He had raised a large family and there was not a dyspeptic in the lot—not even a banter.
  • Extract from : « In a Little Town » by Rupert Hughes
  • It is not the kind of food that makes a dyspeptic, but the quantity.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
  • He is a dyspeptic being, homesick and desponding, but he is a man.
  • Extract from : « David Fleming's Forgiveness » by Margaret Murray Robertson
  • But no invalid or dyspeptic should enter the portals of a Javan hotel.
  • Extract from : « A Visit to Java » by W. Basil Worsfold
  • Our food was simple enough for the most dyspeptic homœopathist.
  • Extract from : « Captain Canot » by Brantz Mayer
  • "By preparing himself for a dyspeptic existence," said Milly.
  • Extract from : « Uncle Rutherford's Nieces » by Joanna H. Mathews

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