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[ kroo-pee ] / ˈkru pi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR croupy ON THESAURUS.COM
adjective, croup·i·er, croup·i·est.pertaining to or resembling croup. affected with croup. Origin of croupyFirst recorded in 1825–35; croup1 + -y1 OTHER WORDS FROM croupycroup·i·ly, adverbcroup·i·ness, nounWords nearby croupycroup, croupade, croup-associated virus, croupier, croupous membrane, croupy, crouse, croustade, croûte, crouton, Crouzon's disease Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for croupyEven now, hearing a child struggling with that croupy rattle hits her in the gut. Obama's Big Green Gun|Michelle Cottle|November 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST But he had gone to the minister's to see a croupy child, so the girl sat down by the fire to wait. Harper's Young People, November 16, 1880|Various Give castor oil to a child showing symptoms of a croupy cough. Civic League Cook Book|Anonymous Whenever a child develops a croupy cough his throat should be examined. American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick|Jane A. Delano
I was a little boy an' croupy, and he seemed big as a house when he came in at the door. Mistress Anne|Temple Bailey Oct. 6th, croupy symptoms more marked; tonsils and uvula greatly swollen, so that the fauces are almost occluded; temp. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Words related to croupythroaty, harsh, gruff, raucous, discordant, gravelly, blatant, cracked, dry, grating, guttural, husky, indistinct, jarring, piercing, ragged, rough, scratching, strident, thick |