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[syn: arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Arthritic \Ar*thrit"ic\, Arthritical \Ar*thrit"ic*al\, a. [L.
arthriticus, Gr. 'arqritiko`s. See Arthritis.]
1. Pertaining to the joints. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
[1913 Webster]
2. Of or pertaining to arthritis; gouty. --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
3. afflicted with arthritis.
Syn: creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid.
[WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
arthritic
adj 1: of or pertaining to arthritis; "my creaky old joints";
"rheumy with age and grief" [syn: arthritic, creaky,
rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy]
n 1: a person afflicted with arthritis; "the hands of an elderly
arthritic"