gouty

[ gou-tee ]

adjective

, gout·i·er, gout·i·est.

1. pertaining to or of the nature of gout.
2. causing gout.
3. diseased with or subject to gout.
4. swollen as if from gout.

Other Words From

• gouti·ly adverb
• gouti·ness noun
• un·gouty adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gouty¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; gout, -y ¹

Example Sentences

The money he makes, running the farm with his unmarried niece, goes to support life in the city for his fatuous, gouty sort-of-ex-brother-in-law, an art professor who “knows nothing about art.”

From New York Times

One of them, Belgian impresario John Joseph Merlin, created a “gouty chair” that relied on gears and cranks to propel users.

From National Geographic

If I eat a sugary dessert, I can feel it very quickly in my gouty big toes!

From Seattle Times

A critic of the upper classes might have found gleeful rough justice in the gouty punishment of a prosperous glutton, while the victim took solace in the pain as a mark of high status.

From New York Times

You may come for a glimpse at the gross — gouty hands suspended in glass or a “choking doll” designed to help physicians learn how to remove inhaled objects from kids’ throats.

From Washington Post