Croupiest [adjective]

The children were croupy, and one morning an alcohol lamp near little Clara's bed, blown by the draught, set fire to the canopy.

If it occurs suddenly, the child will wake about midnight with the characteristic croupy cough.

Next morning it wakes up apparently well except for the croupy cough.

The idea of a hot bath in the middle of the day, and him full of dinner, and croupy into the bargain!

The disease which Mackenzie called croup, was generally known in Glasgow at that time as croupy sore throat.

But she seemed pensive, and when I tried to get acquainted with her she would cluck in a croupy tone of voice and go away.

Oct. 6th, croupy symptoms more marked; tonsils and uvula greatly swollen, so that the fauces are almost occluded; temp.

Nov. 7th, temperature 103°; respiration and cough have a slight croupy character; other symptoms as yesterday.

Frequent spells of croupy cough and a certain degree of dyspnoea are often observed for years afterward.

One of those nasty croupy coughs, you know, and hoops with it.