Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Dis-eased with dropsy; unnaturally swollen; exhibiting an unhealthy inflation.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Diseased with drops.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Diseased with
dropsy .
Etymologies
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Examples
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And thus the dropsied: Ay, now speakst thou true:
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He was still autocrat of the basement, dropsied with the favor of colonels and generals, deferential to "folks," but a past-master in taking liberties with things.
Kincaid's Battery George Washington Cable 1884
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And thus the dropsied: "Ay, now speak'st thou true.
Divine Comedy, Cary's Translation, Complete 1265-1321 Dante Alighieri 1293
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And thus the dropsied: "Ay, now speak'st thou true.
The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 09 1265-1321 Dante Alighieri 1293
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And thus the dropsied: "Ay, now speak'st thou true.
The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 07 1265-1321 Dante Alighieri 1293
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And thus the dropsied: "Ay, now speak'st thou true.
The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Complete 1265-1321 Dante Alighieri 1293
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And thus the dropsied: "Ay, now speak'st thou true.
The Divine Comedy by Dante, Illustrated, Hell, Volume 06 1265-1321 Dante Alighieri 1293
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