gout-ridden
gout-ridden adjective: suffering from or affected by gout.
Adjective
gout-ridden (comparative more gout-ridden, superlative most gout-ridden)
- Suffering from or affected by gout.
- Could anyone have imagined that the day would come when this prince, whose gout-ridden feet could only move in spasms, would in his turn be acclaimed in Paris as though he too were a conqueror?1909, Maud Margaret Key Stawell (as “Mrs. Rodolph Stawell”) (translator), The Return of Louis XVIII by Gilbert Stenger, New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, Chapter 2, p. 67
- Oh, how I have been deceived! For years I have worshiped that miserable gout-ridden professor.1922, Anton Chekhov, translated by Jenny Covan, Uncle Vanya, published 1897, act II, page 29
- Synonyms:
- gouty
Synonyms of gout-ridden
Forms of gout-ridden
| comparative | more gout-ridden |
|---|---|
| superlative | most gout-ridden |
Origin of gout-ridden
From gout + ridden.
Questions about gout-ridden
- What does gout-ridden mean?
- Gout-ridden means suffering from or affected by gout.
- What part of speech is gout-ridden?
- Gout-ridden is an adjective.
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