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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
- 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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