OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29558

valetudinarian

/ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dɪˈnɛə.ɹi.ən/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
hipocondríaco
A person in poor health or sickly, especially one who is constantly obsessed with their state of health
The evil of the actual disparity in their ages (and Mr. Woodhouse had not married early) was much increased by his constitution and habits; for having been a valetudinarian all his…
The most uninformed mind, with a healthy body, is happier than the wisest valetudinarian.
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