dyspeptic

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A dyspeptic is usually a pessimist, and an optimist always keeps a bright mood.

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  1. adjective Relating to or having dyspepsia.
  2. adjective Of or displaying a morose disposition.
  3. noun A person who is affected by dyspepsia.

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  • Phil Connors (Bill Murray) is a jaded, dyspeptic, arrogant, cynical and obnoxious TV newsreader who on Feb. 2 finds himself covering the emergence of the groundhog in Puxatawney, Pa. —  Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz
  • Rather I'll simply say that the video, which stars the dolls Ken and Barbie, with Perry as the dyspeptic, guitar-strumming narrator, confronts a question that has haunted generations of children: the dubious status of Ken's gender. —  CounterPunch
  • The comments are dyspeptic, suggesting this may be using Shock and Awe to create chaos to leave the Big Banker Boiz fully in charge of a command economy. —  TalkLeft
  • After singing a bad song badly, during which he mugged and gooned like a dyspeptic pug, Dennis was told he was on his way back to Ohio. —  Hecklerspray
  • The timing couldn't be worse for our dyspeptic sheriff. —  Phoenix New Times | Complete Issue
 

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  1. = French dyspeptique, from Greek as if *δυσπεπτικός, from δυσπεψία, dyspepsia: see dyspepsia.
 

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/dɪsˈpɛptɪk/
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