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He is the querulous bedridden valetudinarian complaining of his asthma or his hay fever, remarking with characteristic hyperbole that "every speck of dust suffocates me." ... All this from a wasted valetudinarian, who . . . once referred to "this long convalescence which is my life."
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Definition of valetudinarian from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "valetudinarian" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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valetudinarian (comparative more valetudinarian, superlative most valetudinarian ... The valetudinarian habit of discussing his health had grown on Rose... -- Florence Anne Sellar MacCunn, Sir Walter Scott's Friends, 1910, p. 23...
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The day after Arty Groys and his wife retired to Florida, she was killed in a head-on collision with a man fleeing the state to escape the discovery of frauds perpetrated under the guise of good citizenship. Arty found himself bereft in He knew none of the street names or city centers. ... To the surprise of his children,
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'Valetudinarian' is a rather formal and polite word for a person overly concerned about their health. ... A person who is unduly anxious about their health. ... The everyday word for a person of this sort might be thought to be hypochondriac, but there’s a subtle difference: the hypochondriac thinks he’s always ill,
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Definition of valetudinarian in the Online Dictionary. Meaning of valetudinarian. Pronunciation of valetudinarian. Translations of valetudinarian. valetudinarian synonyms, valetudinarian antonyms. Information about valetudinarian in the free online English dictionary and encyclopedia. ... 2. (Medicine) being a valetudinarian...
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A valetudinarian sounds like a good thing to be — perhaps third in class rank after valedictorian and salutatorian. But no: "a sickly person chronically concerned with his or her health." I withdraw my congratulations.
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Additional Reference Materials ... Thesaurus; Bilingual Dictionaries; Web Centre; Facts & Figures; ... valetudinarian (adj)
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