Invalidish
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Invalidish is an adjective meaning Characteristic of an invalid.
Meaning
Characteristic of an invalid.
Example Sentences
After the stroke, Constance once again sat in an invalidish room that smelled of flannel sheets and dog.
Mrs. Willowes made a poor recovery after Laura’s birth; as time went on, she became more and more invalidish, though always pleasantly so.
1806, John Jebb, letter dated 4 October, 1806, in Charles Foster (ed.), The Life of John Jebb […] with a Selection from his Letters, London: James Duncan, 1837, 2nd edition, p. 415, I had it in my power to accommodate an invalidish lady with a seat in my carriage, for the last two stages of the journey, there being a great run on the road.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include illsome, valetudinarian, toddlerish, weird, illnesslike, glitchy.
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