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epileptic

/ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk/ adjective C2
  1. Of or relating to epilepsy.
  2. Of or relating to an epileptic or epileptics (epileptic people).
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The Goat, envying the Ass on account of his greater abundance of food, said, “How shamefully you are treated: at one time grinding in the mill, and at another carrying heavy burdens;” and he further advised him to pretend to be epileptic and fall into a ditch and so obtain rest.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 76 · B2
He appeared to have the convulsive strength of a man in an epileptic fit.
A Study in Scarlet, p. 78 · B2

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