Gouty

  • 1Gouty — Gout y, a. 1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the gout. Gouty matter. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] 3. Swollen, as if from gout. Derham. [1913 Webster] 4. Boggy; as, gouty… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2gouty — late 14c., from GOUT (Cf. gout) + Y (Cf. y) (2) …

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  • 3gouty — [gout′ē] adj. goutier, goutiest 1. having, or tending to have, gout 2. of or like gout 3. resulting from or causing gout 4. swollen with gout goutily adv. goutiness n …

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  • 4gouty — Relating to or characteristic of gout. * * * gouty gau̇t ē adj 1) diseased with gout <a gouty person> 2) of, characteristic of, or caused by gout <a gouty paroxysm> <gouty concretions> 3) causing or tending to induce gout… …

    Medical dictionary

  • 5gouty — adjective Suffering from gout. When days and years proclaim you’re old   A dottle, cripple, gouty fellow,Then for support you can lay hold O’ the upright of your umberella<! [sic] …

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  • 6gouty — gout ► NOUN 1) a disease in which defective metabolism of uric acid causes arthritis, especially in the smaller bones of the feet. 2) literary a drop or spot. DERIVATIVES gouty adjective. ORIGIN Latin gutta drop (because gout was believed to be… …

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  • 7Gouty bronchitis — Gouty Gout y, a. 1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the gout. Gouty matter. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] 3. Swollen, as if from gout. Derham. [1913 Webster] 4. Boggy; as,… …

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  • 8Gouty concretions — Gouty Gout y, a. 1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the gout. Gouty matter. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] 3. Swollen, as if from gout. Derham. [1913 Webster] 4. Boggy; as,… …

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  • 9Gouty kidney — Gouty Gout y, a. 1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty person; a gouty joint. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to the gout. Gouty matter. Blackmore. [1913 Webster] 3. Swollen, as if from gout. Derham. [1913 Webster] 4. Boggy; as,… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10gouty stem tree — gouty stem tree, 1. any one of a variety of baobab that grows in Australia. 2. any one of a variety of bottle tree that is grown especially as a shade tree in Queensland, Australia …

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