colicky

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   suffering from colic or repeated abdominal pain

   The colicky horse pawed the ground and repeatedly looked toward its flank.

2. 2
   adj

   characteristic of or caused by colic

   The patient described waves of colicky pain after the meal.

3. 3
   adj

   of an infant: crying often and for long periods because of colic

   Their colicky baby usually settled after being carried around the room.

Formed from colic + -y. Colic ultimately comes through Latin from Greek kōlikos, 'of the colon.'

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