dyspeptic
/dɪsˈpɛptɪk/
adjective
- Relating to or suffering from indigestion.
- The dyspeptic patient avoided fried foods and coffee.
- He took a digestive enzyme for his dyspeptic discomfort.
- Her dyspeptic symptoms improved after she changed her diet.
- Irritable, gloomy, or bad-tempered, as if from indigestion.
- After a long day at work, he became dyspeptic and snapped at everyone.
- The critic's dyspeptic review ruined the play's opening night.
- Her dyspeptic comments made the meeting unpleasant for everyone.
noun
- A person who suffers from indigestion or is habitually irritable.
- The restaurant catered to dyspeptics by offering a bland menu.
- As a lifelong dyspeptic, he kept a bottle of antacid in his desk.
- The old dyspeptic grumbled about the noise from the street.