gouty

gouty [gou-tee] EXAMPLES|WORD ORIGIN adjective, gout·i·er, gout·i·est. pertaining to or of the nature of gout. causing gout. diseased with or subject to gout. swollen as if from gout. Liberaldictionary.com

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Origin of gouty late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at gout, -y1 Related formsgout·i·ly, adverbgout·i·ness, nounun·gout·y, adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019 Examples from the Web for gouty Historical Examples of gouty

If she were in a more elevated station of society, she would be gouty.

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Charles Dickens

They are intended for desserts, and are also useful as a stomachic, to carry in the pocket on journeys, and for gouty stomachs.

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Mary Eaton

I perceived, four months after my marriage, that my husband was gouty.

The Autobiography of Madame Guyon

Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte Guyon

My corns ache, I get gouty, and my prejudices swell like varicose veins.

Old Fogy

James Huneker

All this, it must be owned, is very pretty; but it is also gouty and superfluous.

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Word Origin and History for gouty adj.

late 14c., from gout + -y (2).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper