- colicky
- adjective
Date: 1742
1. relating to or associated with colic <colicky pain> 2. suffering from colic <colicky babies>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
colicky
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Colicky — Col ick*y, a. Pertaining to, or troubled with, colic; as, a colicky disorder; a colicky baby. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colicky — Denoting or resembling the pain of colic. * * * col·icky käl i kē adj 1) relating to or associated with colic <colicky pain> 2) suffering from colic <colicky babies> … Medical dictionary
colicky — adj. Colicky is used with these nouns: ↑baby … Collocations dictionary
colicky — col|ick|y [ kalıki ] adjective a colicky baby suffers from colic … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
colicky — [[t]kɒ̱lɪki[/t]] ADJ GRADED If someone, especially a baby, is colicky, they are suffering from colic … English dictionary
colicky — UK [ˈkɒlɪkɪ] / US [ˈkɑlɪkɪ] adjective a colicky baby suffers from colic … English dictionary
colicky — colic ► NOUN ▪ severe pain in the abdomen caused by wind or obstruction in the intestines. DERIVATIVES colicky adjective. ORIGIN Latin colicus, from colon colon … English terms dictionary
colicky — See colic. * * * … Universalium
colicky — adjective Of, pertaining to, or suffering from colic … Wiktionary
colicky — Synonyms and related words: aching, achy, allergic, anemic, apoplectic, arthritic, backachy, bilious, cancerous, chlorotic, consumptive, dropsical, dyspeptic, edematous, encephalitic, epileptic, griping, headachy, laryngitic, leprous, luetic,… … Moby Thesaurus
