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Definition of "valetudinarianism" []

  • The condition of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health; infirmity. (noun)

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Use "valetudinarianism" in a sentence
  • "'Hypochondriacal crotchets' are often the product of dyspepsia, and valetudinarianism and pessimism are not unrarely found together."
  • "They should savor not of valetudinarianism, but of athletic development."
  • "True, Bruce had always been a _malade imaginaire_; like many others with the same weakness, his valetudinarianism had been terribly increased by the anxiety and worry of the war."