Dropsical (Adjective)
Meaning
Swollen with an excessive accumulation of fluid.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- Her face was dropsical from crying, with puffiness visible under the eyes.
- The dropsical legs of the patient made every step extremely painful for her.
- Years of poor health left him with a dropsical appearance.
- The picture depicted an old, dropsical dog struggling to walk with its overly swollen legs.
- The doctor diagnosed the elderly man as dropsical due to his severe case of lymphedema.