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ARTHRITIC

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A person afflicted with arthritis

Example:

the hands of an elderly arthritic

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("arthritic" is a kind of...):

patient (a person who requires medical care)

Derivation:

arthritis (inflammation of a joint or joints)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to arthritis

Example:

rheumy with age and grief

Synonyms:

arthritic; creaky; rheumatic; rheumatoid; rheumy

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

unhealthy (not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind)

Derivation:

arthritis (inflammation of a joint or joints)

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