adverb
- in a manner relating to or affected by dyspepsia (indigestion); with difficulty in digestion
- in a bad-tempered, irritable, or gloomy manner; pessimistically
Usage: medical/technical context
Usage: figurative use; often describes a person's mood or outlook
Examples
- He dyspeptically complained about the heavy meal sitting in his stomach.
- She viewed the project dyspeptically, convinced it would fail from the start.
- The critic dyspeptically dismissed the new film as a waste of time.
- He spoke dyspeptically about the state of the economy.
- The old man dyspeptically muttered his disapproval at every suggestion.