Long-term dehydration is one of the most common reasons that people over the age of 65 wind up in the hospital. If the symptoms of long-term dehydration in the elderly persist for more than two days, it is necessary to get the person to an emergency room as soon as possible.
Bon viveur. The phrase bon viveur is a pseudo-French phrase adopted in English in the mid 19th century, modelled on the French bon vivant one who lives well, i.e. referring to a person who enjoys the good things of life. The phrase is not derogatory but conveys a sense of overindulgence.
petulant-easily irritated or annoyed; an incorrigibly fractious young man; not the least nettlesome of his countrymen. irritable, peevish, pettish, techy, testy, tetchy, scratchy, nettlesome, peckish, cranky, fractious. ill-natured-having an irritable and unpleasant disposition.he ceased to be a woman, complex, kind and petulant, considerate and thoughtless; she was a Maenad. Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context. It would be the worse for us if our petulant prayers were answered.