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(), a.[L. valetudinarius, from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere to be strong or well: cf. F. valtudinaire. See Valiant.] Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm. My feeble health and valetudinarian stomach. Coleridge. The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not a valetudinarian virtue. Macaulay. Val°etu°dina"rian n.A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health. Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold. Swift. スポンサード リンク
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