"valetudinary" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more valetudinary [comparative], most valetudinary [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin valētūdinārius. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|valētūdinārius}} Latin valētūdinārius Head templates: {{en-adj}} valetudinary (comparative more valetudinary, superlative most valetudinary)
  1. (obsolete) Sickly, infirm, valetudinarian. Tags: obsolete Derived forms: valetudinariness
    Sense id: en-valetudinary-en-adj-V0P69Js1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: valetudinarian

Noun

Forms: valetudinaries [plural]
Etymology: From Latin valētūdinārius. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|valētūdinārius}} Latin valētūdinārius Head templates: {{en-noun}} valetudinary (plural valetudinaries)
  1. (dated) A sickly, infirm person. Tags: dated Related terms: valetudinarianism
    Sense id: en-valetudinary-en-noun-Vym4TTEL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: valetudinarian

Inflected forms

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