valetudinarian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun weak or sickly person especially one morbidly concerned with his or her health
  2. adjective of or relating to or characteristic of a person who is a valetudinarian
    valetudinary.

WordNet

Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an adjective
Etymology
L. valetudinarius, from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere to be strong or well: cf. F. valétudinaire. See Valiant.
Definitions
  1. Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly; infirm.
    My feeble health and valetudinarian stomach. Coleridge.
    The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue, not a valetudinarian virtue. Macaulay.
Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an noun
Definitions
  1. A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking to recover health.
    Valetudinarians must live where they can command and scold. Swift.

Webster 1913