Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,730,131,085 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

colicky

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.01 sec.
col·ic  (klk)
n.
1. Severe abdominal pain caused by spasm, obstruction, or distention of any of the hollow viscera, such as the intestines.
2. A condition of unknown cause seen in infants less than three months old, marked by periods of inconsolable crying lasting for hours at a time for at least three weeks.
adj. also (klk)
Of, relating to, or affecting the colon.

[Middle English colik, affecting the colon, colic, from Old French colique, from Latin clica (passi), (suffering) of the colon, feminine of clicus, from Greek klikos, from kolon, klon, colon.]

colick·y (kl-k) adj.

colicky [ˈkɒlɪkɪ]
adj
(Medicine / Pathology) relating to or suffering from colic
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.colicky - suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
unhealthy - not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind; "unhealthy ulcers"
Translations
colicky [ˈkɔlɪkɪ] ADJ [baby] → que padece de cólicos; [pain] → de cólico
to be colickytener un cólico
colicky [ˈkɒlɪki] adj [baby] → qui souffre de coliques; [pain] → dû(e) à des coliques
to be colicky [baby] → souffrir de coliques
colicky [ˈkɒlɪkɪ] adjche soffre di coliche
colicky [ˈkɒlɪkɪ] adjche soffre di coliche


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in classic literature
 
Whenever he had a touch of his old colicky gout, he said it did him more good than any thing else in the world.
They had borrowed a melodeum -- a sick one; and when everything was ready a young woman set down and worked it, and it was pretty skreeky and colicky, and everybody joined in and sung, and Peter was the only one that had a good thing, according to my notion.
This time he thought he could detect colicky symptoms, and he began to encourage them with considerable hope.
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. Terms of Use.