dropsically

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adverb

In a dropsical manner.

OriginEnglish dropsical ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English idropesie →
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Meanings

adverbdropsically (comparative more dropsically, superlative most dropsically)

comparative more dropsically · superlative most dropsically

  1. In a dropsical manner.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔́δρωψ (hŭ́drōps)
  6. Latinhydrōps
  7. Late Latinhydropisia
  8. Old Frenchydropisie
  9. Middle Englishidropesie
  10. Englishdropsy
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Englishdropsical
  14. Englishdropsically

From dropsical + -ly.

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APA

dropsically. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropsically

MLA

“dropsically.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropsically. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dropsically,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dropsically.

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