7.02.2013
Valetudinarian
Noun: “A sickly or weak person, especially someone morbidly concerned with their own health.”
Adjective: “Chronically ailing; sickly.”
Used in a Sentence: “Are you deaf? The senator from Pasadena isn’t Armenian. He’s valetudinarian.”
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Filed under: Words That Aren't Heard in Committee Enough
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