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valetudinarianism
[ val-i-tood-n-air-ee-uh-niz-uhm, -tyood- ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of valetudinarianism1
First recorded in 1830–40; valetudinarian + -ism
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Example Sentences
To lug in morals, or ulterior effect on character at every point, is to cultivate moral valetudinarianism or priggish posing.
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Well, I ought to be glad, after ten years of the worst training on earth—valetudinarianism—that I can still be troubled by a duty.
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They should savor not of valetudinarianism, but of athletic development.
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