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croupous

World English Dictionary

croup¹ (kruːp)

—n
	a throat condition, occurring usually in children, characterized by a hoarse cough and laboured breathing, resulting from inflammation and partial obstruction of the larynx

[C16 croup to cry hoarsely, probably of imitative origin]

'croupous¹

—*adj*

'croupy¹

—*adj*

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Croupous is always a great word to know.

So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean: