It renders the habit of society dangerously. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Valetudinary — Val e*tu di*na*ry, n. A valetudinarian. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
valetudinary — I. adjective Etymology: Latin valetudinarius Date: 1581 valetudinarian II. noun (plural naries) Date: 1665 valetudinarian … New Collegiate Dictionary
valetudinary — /val i toohd n er ee, tyoohd /, n., pl. valetudinaries. valetudinarian. [1575 85; < L valetudinarius sickly, equiv. to valetudin (s. of valetudo) good or bad state of health (vale(re) to be well + tudo TUDE) + arius ARY] * * * … Universalium
valetudinary — [ˌvalɪ tju:dɪn(ə)ri] adjective &noun (plural valetudinaries) another term for valetudinarian … English new terms dictionary
valetudinary — I. n. See valetudinarian, n. II. a. See valetudinarian, a … New dictionary of synonyms
valetudinary — val·e·tu·di·nary … English syllables
valetudinary — val•e•tu•di•nar•y [[t]ˌvæl ɪˈtud nˌɛr i, ˈtyud [/t]] n. pl. nar•ies valetudinarian • Etymology: 1575–85; < L valētūdinārius sickly =valētūdin , s. of valētūdō state of health (valē(re) to be well + tūdō tude) + ārius ary … From formal English to slang
valetudinary — /væləˈtjudənəri/ (say valuh tyoohduhnuhree) noun (plural valetudinaries) 1. → valetudinarian (defs 1–3). –adjective 2. → valetudinarian (defs 4 and 5) …
valetudinary — adj. & n. (pl. ies) = VALETUDINARIAN … Useful english dictionary
Valetudinariness — Valetudinary Val e*tu di*na*ry, a. Infirm; sickly; valetudinarian. {Val e*tu di*na*ri*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] It renders the habit of society dangerously. Burke. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
