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epileptic

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ep·i·lep·tic  (p-lptk)
adj.
1. Affected with epilepsy.
2. Of, relating to, or associated with epilepsy.
n.
One who has epilepsy.
[French épileptique, from Late Latin epilpticus, from Greek epilptikos, from epilpsis, epilepsy; see epilepsy.]
epileptic
Adjective
of or having epilepsy
Noun
a person who has epilepsy
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.epileptic - a person who has epilepsy
diseased person, sick person, sufferer - a person suffering from an illness
Adj.1.epileptic - of or relating to or characteristic of epilepsy; "epileptic seizure"
Translations

epileptic [ɛpɪˈlɛptɪk] adj, n → epiléptico/a m/f
epileptic [ɛpɪˈlɛptɪk] epilepsy adj, n → épileptique m/f
epileptic [ɛpɪˈlɛptɪk] epilepsy adj → epileptisch
n → Epileptiker(in) m(f)
epileptic [ɛpɪˈlɛptɪk] adj, n → epilettico/a
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The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said, "How shamefully you are treated: at one time grinding in the mill, and at another carrying heavy burdens"; and he further advised him to pretend to be epileptic and fall into a ditch and so obtain rest.
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Both generals are angry, and the result is a challenge on Buxhowden's part and an epileptic fit on Bennigsen's.
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and as he pronounced these words, he struck the arm of the chair in which he was sitting violently, over and over again, and then rose like one in an epileptic fit.
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