valetudinary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Sickly, infirm, valetudinarian.
noun
  1. A sickly, infirm person.

Word forms

valetudinary more valetudinary most valetudinary valetudinaries

Etymology

From Latin valētūdinārius. By surface analysis, valetude + -in- + -ary. Doublet of valetudinarious.

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