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UK
/ɑːθɹˈɪtɪk/
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[ US /ɑɹˈθɹɪtɪk/ ]
[ US /ɑɹˈθɹɪtɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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of or pertaining to arthritis
rheumy with age and grief
my creaky old joints
NOUN
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a person afflicted with arthritis
the hands of an elderly arthritic
How To Use arthritic In A Sentence
- That she is also lonely and unloved, except by her arthritic mother, is a nice ironic counterpoint. Times, Sunday Times
- The diseases caused by permanent deposits of uric acid in the tissues are called arthritic diseases, because the accumulations frequently occur in the joints. Nature Cure
- Odds ratios were calculated for the risk of fracture in the arthritic women.
- This has already been a problem with Labs, which often suffer arthritic hips due to inbreeding.
- I accept her evidence that recurring pneumonia and pleurisy and an arthritic condition significantly interfered with that effort in the spring of 2002.
- You can almost see him as a wizened woman, too arthritic to stand over a pot with a spoon, but quite capable of directing from a chair in the corner.
- She took pride in doing whatever she could manage with her arthritic hands— drying dishes, ironing. Haven
- He was invalided out of the army with a badly arthritic knee, exacerbated by his injuries.
- The bolt was not strong, arthritic with age and corrosion.
- He's 39, hit just .191 last season - when he wasn't missing half the year with an arthritic right knee, because "arthritic" is always a word you want to hear when it comes to elderly outfielders - and is a lousy defender, ranking below-average in UZR at all three outfield spots over his career. Mike Scioscia's tragic illness