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

Here is my pet theory of the gouty origin of neurasthenia and perhaps Beard's neurotic constitution, beloved of rhinologists.

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Lermoyez also advises caution in accepting the gouty theory to the neglect of known remedies for the disease.

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How this discussion of the gouty nature of hay fever escaped English and American authors is a strange thing.

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Chronic urticaria and granular pharyngitis are not rare in gouty families.

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After reading de Mussy's argument for the dependence of hay fever on a gouty diathesis, I turned first to the English books.

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