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dyspeptic

[dis-pep-tik] / dɪsˈpɛp tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
crabby
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Mr. Theroux is deliciously dyspeptic, and he describes present-day books of travel as “lazy and imitative, celebrating the encroaching triviality of popular culture, or else unreadable for their flatulence and frivolity.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

“Merrily” in the wrong hands can be a dyspeptic experience.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2024

Here, next to photos of Saban pacing the sideline in dyspeptic determination, Alabama was a byword for discipline and achievement.

From New York Times ● Jan. 11, 2024

His characteristically dyspeptic interview in the Wall Street Journal trivializes the intelligence and individuality of Sotomayor, Kagan, and Jackson for no apparent reason beyond petty resentment.

From Slate ● Jul. 31, 2023

All around me was the vomit of a dyspeptic ship.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel


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