ˈdräpsə̇kəl, -sēk- adjective
Etymology: dropsy + -ical
1. : of, relating to, characterized by, or affected with dropsy
2. : puffy , swollen
her pretty face became dropsical and red — Jean Stafford
: excessively large : inflated , turgid
cast-off clothes that gave Sam a dropsical look — Dixon Wecter
• drop·si·cal·ly -sə̇k(ə)lē, -sēk-, -li adverb
• drop·si·cal·ness -kəlnə̇s noun -es