valetudinary
[ val-i-tood-n-er-ee, -tyood- ]
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An adagio may set a gouty father to sleep, and a capriccio may operate successfully on the nerves of a valetudinary mother.
RELATED WORDS AND SYNONYMS FOR VALETUDINARY
valetudinarian
nounhypochondriacRoget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.