Meanings
adjectivedropsical (comparative more dropsical, superlative most dropsical)
comparative more dropsical · superlative most dropsical
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Hellenic*údōr
- Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
- Ancient Greekῠ̔́δρωψ (hŭ́drōps)
- Latinhydrōps
- Late Latinhydropisia
- Old Frenchydropisie
- Middle Englishidropesie
- Englishdropsy
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
- Englishdropsical
Translations
Ancient Greek ὑδροπικός
- ὑδροπικός (hudropikós)relating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues
Catalan hidròpic
- hidròpicrelating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues
French hydropique
- hydropiquerelating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues
Italian idropico
- idropicorelating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues
Māori kōpūrua
- kōpūruarelating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues
Spanish hidrópico
- hidrópicorelating to water collecting in body cavities and tissues
Cite this entry
APA
dropsical. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropsical
MLA
“dropsical.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropsical. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropsical,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropsical.
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