valétudinaire
French
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin valētūdinārius.
Pronunciation
Adjective
valétudinaire (plural valétudinaires)
- valetudinarian, sickly
- Synonyms: souffreteux, maladif
Noun
valétudinaire m or f (plural valétudinaires)
- valetudinarian (person in poor health)
Further reading
- “valétudinaire”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012