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dyspeptic
irritable or gloomy in disposition
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Questions about “dyspeptic”
Dyspeptic (adjective) means irritable or gloomy in disposition
Here is dyspeptic used in an example sentence: "The dyspeptic critic seemed determined to dislike every play."
Common synonyms for dyspeptic include irritable, morose, surly.
Antonyms of dyspeptic include cheerful, genial, good-humored.
Dyspeptic is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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