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Etymology
Origin of phthisic
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English tisik(e), ptisik(e), from Old French tisique, thesique “consumptive,” from Medieval Latin ptisicus, tisicus, from Latin phthisicus “consumptive; a consumptive” (adejctive and noun), from Greek phthisikós “consumptive” (adjective); see origin at phthisis, -ic
Example Sentences
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Volutes, asportation, imbricated, Mnemosyne and phthisic are a few of the others.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 10, 2015
After going down the line several times and a number of scholars had fallen on some simple word the school-master pronounced the word "phthisic."
From Reminiscences of Pioneer Days in St. Paul by Moore, Frank
Yes, there's considerable of ager and phthisic and bilious fever.
From Hoosier Mosaics by Thompson, Maurice
You have the phthisic, when I know you have climbed the Rigi and Montanvert, and half the mountains in Switzerland!
From Bessie's Fortune A Novel by Holmes, Mary Jane
Them was our brag-words, phthisic and asthma was.
From Sonny, a Christmas Guest by Stuart, Ruth McEnery
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