valetudinarious

== English == === Etymology === From Latin valētūdin- + -ary +‎ -ous, from oblique stem of Latin valētūdō, from valeō +‎ -tūdō. By surface analysis, valetude +‎ -ary +‎ -ous. Adapted borrowing of Latin valētūdinārius +‎ -ous. Doublet of valetudinary. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌvæ.ləˌtuː.dɪˈnɛəɹi.əs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌvæ.ləˌtu.dəˈnɛɹi.əs/ Rhymes: -ɛəɹi.əs === Adjective === valetudinarious (comparative more valetudinarious, superlative most valetudinarious) Sickly, infirm, valetudinarian.