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jaundiced

adjective jaun·diced \-dəst\

medical : having a disease that causes your skin to turn yellow : affected with jaundice

: feeling or showing dislike, distrust, or anger because of past experiences : likely to think that people, organizations, etc., are bad

Full Definition of JAUNDICED

: affected with or as if with jaundice

: exhibiting or influenced by envy, distaste, or hostility <a jaundiced eye>

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adjective jaun·diced \-dəst\

: affected with jaundice <a deeply jaundiced patient>

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