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Dyspeptic Adj./N Person Disposed Indigestion Irritability Depression Caused

Word dyspeptic
Definition adj./n. (of a person) Disposed to indigestion and irritability or depression caused by it.
Sentence A homely, dyspeptic, and brilliant protégé of the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham, Chadwick had farsighted ideas for government.
Source The Atlantic

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