gouty en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- [ˈɡaʊ̯ɾi] (General-American)
- /ˈɡaʊti/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English gowty; equivalent to gout + -y.
Meanings
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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.
1893, David Herschell Edwards, One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices, volume 15, page 403:He helped Crabbe along to the rough landing-stage, a groaning Crabbe sorry for himself, a Crabbe with a bandaged foot, looking like a gouty uncle[.]
1959, Anthony Burgess, Beds in the East (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 576:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| goutiest | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| goutier | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
pseudogouty · goutily · goutiness · gouty arthritis · ungouty · gouty-handed
Synonyms
Translations (2)
ang fōtādliġ (suffering from gout) · it ingottito (suffering from gout)