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adj. - Of or relating to an abnormal frequency of discharge of more or less fluid intestinal evacuations

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Usage examples (3)
  • To expect so much more than yesterday's leftovers: the newspapers 'diarrhoeic stream of problems and problematic stories.
  • The fresh plant, bruised, and applied against the pit of the stomach over the navel, will allay sickness, and is useful to stay the diarrhoeic purging of young children.
  • There are times, particularly in the second half, when drama takes a pause as dialogues begin to show diarrhoeic tendencies.
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