CONVALESCENT
ADJECTIVES
1675 ► ON THE MENDING HAND convalescent; improving, recovering health; recovering from sickness or injury → Eng. & Amer. dial.
1790 ► CADDY convalescent; hale, hearty, in good health and spirits → Eng. dial.
1855 ► GAY convalescent; in good health; well → Eng. dial.
1889 ► KIDGED convalescent → Eng. dial.
1892 ► ON THE LIFT convalescent, getting better after an illness → Amer. dial.
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