Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Hydropic /hīdˌ-rôp'-ĭk/ · Hy·drop·ic · IPA /haɪˈdɹɒpɪk/ 01 a. Dropsical, or resembling dropsy. 1. Dropsical, or resembling dropsy. “Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the more we drink the more we shall thirst.” — Tillotson.