APEPSY

Noun

apepsy (uncountable)

(medicine, archaic) defective digestion; indigestion

Source: Wiktionary


A*pep"sy, n. Etym: [NL. apepsia, fr. Gr. (Med.)

Definition: Defective digestion, indigestion. Coxe.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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