louse-ridden
louse-ridden adjective: full of or infested with lice.
Adjective
louse-ridden (comparative more louse-ridden, superlative most louse-ridden)
- Full of or infested with lice.
- During the first few days this disease does not affect the appetite, nor does it affect the general appearance of the bird, it simply appears weak on its legs, but as time goes on it becomes weaker and, not able to get about, it is trampled on and pecked by its mates, and soon becomes thin and...1914, Robert Joos, chapter 37, in Success with Hens, Chicago: Forbes & Co, published 1919, page 181
- From the filthy, louse-ridden cells of Russia’s overcrowded prisons has emerged a serial killer that is as devious as it is dangerous. Its name is Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and it sallies forth on spumes of sputum each time an infected inmate coughs or sneezes.2001 January 15, David Bjerklie et al., “Your A to Z Guide to the Year in Medicine”, in Time
Forms of louse-ridden
| comparative | more louse-ridden |
|---|---|
| superlative | most louse-ridden |
Origin of louse-ridden
From louse + -ridden.
Questions about louse-ridden
- What does louse-ridden mean?
- Louse-ridden means full of or infested with lice.
- What part of speech is louse-ridden?
- Louse-ridden is an adjective.
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