CROUPY

croupy

(adjective) resembling or arising from or indicating croup

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

croupy (comparative croupier, superlative croupiest)

Of, pertaining to, suggestive of, or caused by croup.

Source: Wiktionary


Croup"y (krp"), a.

Definition: Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup; as, a croupy cough.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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