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obstacle-ridden

obstacle-ridden adjective: impeded or plagued by obstacles.

Adjective

obstacle-ridden (comparative more obstacle-ridden, superlative most obstacle-ridden)

  1. impeded or plagued by obstacles.
    • the obstacle-ridden path to peace in the Middle East

Forms of obstacle-ridden

comparativemore obstacle-ridden
superlativemost obstacle-ridden

Origin of obstacle-ridden

From obstacle + -ridden.

Questions about obstacle-ridden

What does obstacle-ridden mean?
Obstacle-ridden means impeded or plagued by obstacles.
What part of speech is obstacle-ridden?
Obstacle-ridden is an adjective.

Words near obstacle-ridden in the dictionary

  1. obstacle
  2. obstacle course
  3. obstacle courses
  4. obstacle race
  5. obstacle races
  6. obstacle-ridden
  7. obstacles
  8. obstacular
  9. obstaculate
  10. obstaculated
  11. obstaculates

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