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arthritic

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ɑː(ɹ)θˈɹɪtɪk/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, or affected by arthritis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: medicine, pathology, sciences

Examples

  • Her arthritic wrists bothered her most in the winter.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person with arthritis.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

of or pertaining to arthritis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • my creaky old joints
  • rheumy with age and grief

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid, rheumy

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a person afflicted with arthritis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the hands of an elderly arthritic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: patient

History

Etymology

From Latin arthriticus (“gouty, arthritic”), from Ancient Greek.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: artrític — affected by arthritis
  • Galician: artrítico — affected by arthritis
  • German: arthritisch — affected by arthritis
  • Italian: artritico — affected by arthritis
  • Polish: artretyczny — affected by arthritis
  • Portuguese: artrítico — affected by arthritis
  • Shuswap: ank'wt — affected by arthritis
  • Spanish: artrítico — affected by arthritis
  • Polish: artretyk — Translations
  • Polish: artretyczka — Translations