dyspeptic

/diss-PEP-tik/adjective

having indigestion; irritable and pessimistic

Our dyspeptic critic found fault even with the intermission.
Synonyms
irritable, grouchy, bilious
Antonyms
cheerful, genial
Root
dys- (bad)
Memory hook
dys (bad) + peptic (digestion): bad digestion, bad mood.

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