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dys⋅pep⋅tic

  [dis-pep-tik]
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–adjective Also, dys⋅pep⋅ti⋅cal.
1. pertaining to, subject to, or suffering from dyspepsia.
2. gloomy, pessimistic, and irritable.
–noun
3. a person subject to or suffering from dyspepsia.
Origin:
1685–95; dys- + Gk peptikós pertaining to digestion, equiv. to pept(ós) digested (pep- cook, digest + -tos ptp. suffix) + -ikos -ic

Related forms:
dys⋅pep⋅ti⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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dys·pep·tic   (dĭs-pěp'tĭk)   
adj.  

  1. Relating to or having dyspepsia.

  2. Of or displaying a morose disposition.

n.  A person who is affected by dyspepsia.
dys·pep'ti·cal·ly adv.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1dys·pep·tic
Pronunciation: -'pep-tik
Function: adjective
: relating to or having dyspepsia —dys·pep·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb

Main Entry: 2dyspeptic
Function: noun
: a person having dyspepsia
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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