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beridden

beridden adjective: ridden upon; ridden by. Also the past participle of beride.

Adjective

beridden (comparative more beridden, superlative most beridden)

  1. (literal) Ridden upon; ridden by.
  2. (figuratively) Beset or besieged (by); plagued or infested (by).
    • He suspected that, had it not been for Aylmer's beridden and incurable wife, Alice's name might have been Aylmer.1913, Arnold Bennett, Buried Alive A Tale of These Days

Also used as

beridden is also the past participle of beride.

Forms of beridden

comparativemore beridden
superlativemost beridden

Origin of beridden

From beride.

Questions about beridden

What does beridden mean?
Beridden means ridden upon; ridden by.
What part of speech is beridden?
Beridden is an adjective.

Words near beridden in the dictionary

  1. beribbons
  2. beriberi
  3. beriberic
  4. beriberis
  5. beriberoid
  6. beridden
  7. beride
  8. Berigora falcon
  9. Berigora falcons
  10. Berigora hawk
  11. Berigora hawks

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