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dropsical

Pronunciation: /ˈdrɒpsɪk(ə)l/

Definition of dropsical

adjective

  • affected with or characteristic of dropsy; oedematous: enormous dropsical ankles figurativeif Rubens’s women are ample, these are dropsical

Origin:

late 17th century: from dropsy1, replacing earlier hydropic(al), via Latin from Greek hudrōps 'dropsy'

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