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dyspeptic

[dis-pep-tik] / dɪsˈpɛp tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
crabby
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Now, what tired, achy, occasionally dyspeptic middle-aged person doesn’t like the sound of that?

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 7, 2025

“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

I felt sleepy, ill, as if this were some lingering and dyspeptic dream.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt




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