Sekirov Dictionary

dyspeptic

/dɪsˈpɛp.tɪk/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

•
Of, relating to, or having dyspepsia or indigestion.
- If she was hot or cold or dyspeptic or at a loss for a word, she went to the book, and it told her which button to press. — 1909
•
(figurative) Irritable or morose.
- Sir Maurice made a rough, dyspeptic sound, as if chewing a mint. — 2004

noun1

•
A dyspeptic person.
- Medical management of peptic ulcers is employed along with psychotherapy to greater advantage than the multitude of operations employed twenty years ago for the unfortunate dyspeptic. — 1951

forms

dyspeptics · more dyspeptic · most dyspeptic

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