Dictionary

valétudinaire

/va.le.ty.di.nɛʁ/

adjective/va.le.ty.di.nɛʁ/

valetudinarian, sickly

Synonyms: souffreteux, maladif

Learned borrowing from Latin valētūdinārius.

noun, masculine/feminine/va.le.ty.di.nɛʁ/plural: valétudinaires

valétudinaire is masculine or feminine depending on context in French.

valetudinarian (person in poor health)

Learned borrowing from Latin valētūdinārius.