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adjective
4.
pertaining to phthisis; phthisical.
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Phthisic
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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| phthisic (ˈθaɪsɪk, ˈfθaɪsɪk, ˈtaɪsɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | relating to or affected with phthisis |
| —n | |
| 2. | another name for asthma |
| [C14: from Old French tisike, from Latin phthisicus, from Greek phthisikos; see | |
| 'phthisical | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
phthisic
mid-14c., tysyk "of or pertaining to a wasting disease," from O.Fr. tisike (11c.), from V.L. phthisis, from L. phthisis, from Gk. phthisis, from phthinein "to waste away," from root *phthi-, related to Skt. ksitih "destruction," ksinati "perishes."
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