Entry: dysenteric (adj.)
In context: "...Penn, now twenty-one and flailing away on the grim Third-World Satellite pro tour, playing for travel-expenses in bleak dysenteric locales..."
Definition: Belonging to or of the nature of dysentery.
dysentery (n.): A disease characterized by inflammation of the mucous membrane and glands of the large intestine, accompanied with griping pains, and mucous and bloody evacuations.
Other: Yum yum! Enjoy your morning coffee!
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Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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