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dyspeptic

[dis-pep-tik] / dɪsˈpɛp tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
crabby
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Fern had a punchy writing style and ability to dash off whimsical riffs on un-newsy topics such as home decor, dyspeptic shopkeepers and bedtime stories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

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

Here he’s more dyspeptic, cynical, unsatisfied, insecure, prone to panic and driven by insecurities.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Ernst-Hugo Jaregard, who played the imperious, dyspeptic Swedish physician Stig Helmer, died in 1998.

From New York Times • Nov. 24, 2022

All around me was the vomit of a dyspeptic ship.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel




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