gouty-handed en · ADJ
Etymology
From gouty + handed.
Meanings
- Suffering from gout in the hands.
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(idiomatic, obsolete) Slow to reward.
In matters of disbursement he was (to use an eighteenth century idiom) “monstrous gouty-handed."
1919, The American Architect - Volume 116, Part 2, page 791:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most gouty-handed | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more gouty-handed | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |