Look up: valetudinarian

1. valetudinarian
   [adj] - of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian 2. [n] - weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
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2. Valetudinarian
   Valetudinarian: Someone with a weak or sickly constitution, especially someone whose chief concern is being or becoming a chronic invalid. The word 'valetudinarian' comes from the Latin 'valere', which means to be strong or to be well, via 'valetudo' which could refer to good or bad health.
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3. Valetudinarian
   Val`e·tu`di·na'ri·an adjective [ Latin valetudinarius , from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, from valere to be strong or well: confer French valétudinaire . See Valiant .] Of infirm health; seeking to...
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4. Valetudinarian
   Val`e·tu`di·na'ri·an noun A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health. « Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold.» Swift.
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5. valetudinarian
   Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm. 'My feeble health and valetudinarian stomach.' (Coleridge) 'The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not a valetudinarian virtue.' (Macaulay) ... Origin: L. Valetudinarius, from valetudo state of health, health, ill ...
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6. valetudinarian
   valetudinary adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian
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7. valetudinarian
   noun weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
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8. Valetudinarian
   • (a.) Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm. • (n.) A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health.
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9. valetudinarian
   valetudinarian A weak or sickly individual, especially one constantly and morbidly concerned with matters of health.
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10. valetudinarian
    Type: Term Pronunciation: val′ĕ-tū′di-nār′ē-ăn Definitions: 1. An invalid or person in chronically poor health. 2. One whose chief concern is his or her invalidism or poor health.
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