valetudinary
valetudinary · more valetudinary · most valetudinary
Sickly, infirm, valetudinarianSickly, infirm, valetudinarian.
Meaning
1 senses(obsolete)Sickly, infirm, valetudinarian.
More definitions
- of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian
Origin
From Latin valētūdin- + -ary, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. ByFrom Latin valētūdin- + -ary, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō + -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude + -arian. Doublet of valetudinarious.
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Forms
more valetudinary, most valetudinary| Comparative | more valetudinary Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most valetudinary Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian:valetudinarian
Word family
3 related wordsRelatedvaletudinarian
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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