phthisic (plural phthisics)
(pathology) A wasting illness of the lungs, such as asthma or tuberculosis; phthisis.
(pathology, formerly) Any wasting disease.
A person suffering from phthisis.
Any wasting or shrinking of another body part such as, for example, the eye (phthisis bulbi).
phthisic (not comparable)
Of or relating to phthisis or tuberculosis; tubercular.
Source: Wiktionary
Phthis"ic, n.
Definition: Same as Phthisis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 June 2024
(noun) a night flight from which the passengers emerge with eyes red from lack of sleep; “he took the redeye in order to get home the next morning”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
