He was a hypochondriac and a crank, chronically dyspeptic and unamiable (Scientific American).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
hy|po|chon|dri|a|cal — «HY puh kon DRY uh kuhl, HIHP uh », adjective. = hypochondriac. (Cf. ↑hypochondriac) … Useful english dictionary
hy|po|chon|dri|ac — «HY puh KON dree ak, HIHP uh », noun, adjective. –n. a person who imagines that he is ill when he is not; person affected by hypochondria: »He was a hypochondriac and a crank, chronically dyspeptic and unamiable (Scientific American). –adj. 1.… … Useful english dictionary
dri — al·ex·an·dri·an·ism; anax·i·man·dri·an; an·dri·as; an·dri·cus; ca·len·dri·cal; char·a·dri·i·dae; chon·dri·fi·ca·tion; chon·dri·fy; chon·dri·ome; cli·nan·dri·um; cua·dri·lla; cua·dri·lle·ro; cy·lin·dri·cal; den·dri·form; di·men·hy·dri·nate;… … English syllables
chon — ar·chon; ar·chon·tate; ar·chon·tia; ber·ri·chon; bou·chon; chon·dral; chon·dre; chon·dric; chon·drich·thi·an; chon·drich·thy·es; chon·dri·fi·ca·tion; chon·dri·fy; chon·dril·la; chon·drin; chon·drio·cont; chon·drio·gene; chon·drio·kinesis;… … English syllables
cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… … English syllables
hypochondriacal — hy·po·chon·dri·a·cal … English syllables
a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… … English syllables
hypochondriacal — Relating to or suffering from hypochondriasis. * * * hy·po·chon·dri·a·cal kən drī ə kəl, .kän adj affected with or produced by hypochondria hy·po·chon·dri·a·cal·ly k(ə )lē adv * * * hy·po·chon·dri·a·cal (hi″po kon driґə kəl) 1.… … Medical dictionary
hypochondriac — hy•po•chon•dri•ac [[t]ˌhaɪ pəˈkɒn driˌæk[/t]] adj. 1) psi Also, hy po•chon•dri′a•cal [[t] kənˈdraɪ ə kəl[/t]] pertaining to, suffering from, or produced by hypochondria 2) anat. zool. of or pertaining to the hypochondrium 3) psi a person… … From formal English to slang
Hypochondriacal — Hy po*chon dri*a*cal, a. Same as {Hypochondriac}, 2. {Hy po*chon dri*a*cal*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
