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arthritic

[ahr-thrit-ik] / ɑrˈθrɪt ɪk /
ADJECTIVE
palsied
Synonyms
STRONG
debilitated disabled paralyzed shaking trembling
WEAK
atonic diseased paralytic rheumatic sclerotic shaky spastic tremorous weak
Antonyms
WEAK
steady walking
ADJECTIVE
stiff
Synonyms
STRONGEST
creaky rigid solid stark tense thick tight wooden
STRONG
brittle buckram firm refractory rheumatic set
WEAK
annealed benumbed cemented chilled congealed contracted fixed frozen graceless hardened immalleable impliable incompliant indurate inelastic jelled mechanical numbed ossified petrified resistant solidified starched starchy steely stiff as a board stony taut thickened unbending unflexible ungraceful unsupple unyielding
Antonyms
STRONGEST
bending flexible loose pliable slack soft
STRONG
indefinite supple
WEAK
pliant

Example Sentences

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But in 2024, she underwent surgery to rebuild her arthritic right knee, if only to improve her day-to-day life in retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

Yeah, that won’t take time and effort, and did I mention she was there for treatment of her arthritic hands?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2026

Perhaps surprisingly, given the inflammatory pathways discussed above, the researchers also found a heightened risk of arthritic disorders in patients using GLP-1 drugs, compared to usual treatment.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

This suggests that the new platform has immense potential to help researchers understand disease mechanisms and identify and test new therapies for arthritic diseases.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023

If I don’t know how my coworkers survive on their wages or what they make of our hellish condition, I do know about their back pains and cramps and arthritic attacks.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich