dyspeptic
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| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to or suffering from dyspepsia |
| 2. | irritable |
| —n | |
| 3. | a person suffering from dyspepsia |
| dys'peptically | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
dyspeptic
1694, from Gk. dyspeptos "hard to digest," from dys- "bad" (see dys-) + peptos "digested," from peptein "digest."
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Also he was suffering from high blood pressure and was prone to fly into dyspeptic rages.
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