The company would employ eupeptic scoundrels of this sort (New Yorker).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
pep|tic — «PEHP tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with or promoting digestion; digestive. 2. able to digest. 3. of, having to do with, or secreting pepsin. –n. a substance promoting digestion. ╂[< Latin pepticus < Greek peptikós <… … Useful english dictionary
dys|pep|tic — «dihs PEHP tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with dyspepsia. 2. suffering from dyspepsia. 3. Figurative. gloomy; pessimistic: »a dyspeptic outlook on the world. SYNONYM(S): morbid. –n. a person who has dyspepsia … Useful english dictionary
eu|pep|tic|i|ty — «YOO pehp TIHS uh tee», noun. the state of feeling resulting from good digestion … Useful english dictionary
pep·tic ulcer — /ˈpɛptık / noun, pl ⋯ cers [count] medical : a painful sore inside the stomach or another part of the digestive system … Useful english dictionary
dys·pep·tic — /dısˈpɛptık/ adj 1 : suffering from pain caused by digestive problems dyspeptic patients 2 formal + old fashioned : having a bad temper a dyspeptic old man … Useful english dictionary
tic — ace·tic; ace·to·ace·tic; ach·er·on·tic; achres·tic; ach·ro·ma·tic·i·ty; acys·tic; adi·ag·nos·tic; aero·elas·tic; aero·tac·tic; agres·tic; alan·tic; al·bi·nis·tic; al·che·mis·tic; al·lo·cryp·tic; al·lo·plas·tic; al·lo·plas·tic·i·ty; al·tru·is·tic; … English syllables
dys|pep´ti|cal|ly — dys|pep|tic «dihs PEHP tihk», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. having to do with dyspepsia. 2. suffering from dyspepsia. 3. Figurative. gloomy; pessimistic: »a dyspeptic outlook on the world. SYNONYM(S): morbid. –n. a person who has dyspepsia … Useful english dictionary
eu|pep´ti|cal|ly — eu|pep|tic «yoo PEHP tihk», adjective. 1. having or characteristic of good digestion. 2. aiding digestion. 3. Figurative. gay; optimistic: »The company would employ eupeptic scoundrels of this sort (New Yorker). ╂[< Greek eúpeptos having a… … Useful english dictionary
pèptic — pèp|tic Mot Pla Adjectiu variable … Diccionari Català-Català
peptic ulcer — pep|tic ul|cer [ˌpeptık ˈʌlsə US ər] n a painful ↑ulcer inside someone s stomach … Dictionary of contemporary English
