Definitions

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  • adjective Consumptive, phthisical.

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  • adjective Alternative form of phthisicky.

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Examples

  • "I see -- and I am _tisicky_, too, and must have fresh air; so, old chap, if you'll take me in, I'm yours."

    Bessie's Fortune A Novel Mary Jane Holmes 1866

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