dropsical en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Hellenic *údōr Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr) Ancient Greek ῠ̔́δρωψ (hŭ́drōps)bor. Latin hydrōps Late Latin hydropisiader. Old French ydropisiebor. Middle English idropesie English dropsy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ic Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al Middle English -ical English -ical English dropsical From dropsy + -ical.
Meanings
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Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dropsy (edema).
Mrs Springer on her painful dropsical legs comes down talking.
1980, John Updike, Rabbit is Rich:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most dropsical | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more dropsical | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
dropsically · antidropsical · undropsical · nondropsical
Translations (7)
it idropico (relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues) · ang wætersēoc (relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues) · es hidrópico (relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues) · grc ὑδροπικός (relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues) · mi kōpūrua (relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues) · fr hydropique (relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues) · ca hidròpic (relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues)