valetudinary
[ val-i-tood-n-er-ee, -tyood- ]
/ ˌvæl ɪˈtud nˌɛr i, -ˈtyud- /
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noun, plural val·e·tu·di·nar·ies.
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Words nearby valetudinary
valet de chambre, valet parking, Valetta, valetudinarian, valetudinarianism, valetudinary, valgus, Valhalla, valiancy, valiant, valid
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Example sentences from the Web for valetudinary
The Lady of Lochleven rose from the bedside, and darted a penetrating look at the elder valetudinary.
The Abbot|Sir Walter ScottAn adagio may set a gouty father to sleep, and a capriccio may operate successfully on the nerves of a valetudinary mother.
Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery|Robert Means LawrenceThis attack gives a decidedly valetudinary tone to one of his subsequent letters to Deborah.
Benjamin Franklin; Self-Revealed, Volume I (of 2)|Wiliam Cabell Bruce
Medical definitions for valetudinary
valetudinary
[ văl′ĭ-tōōd′n-ĕr′ē ]
adj.
Of, relating to, or typical of a valetudinarian.
n.
A valetudinarian.
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