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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Vonn had retired in 2019, her body battered by repeated crashes, her right knee arthritic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 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

He retired afterward because of an arthritic left elbow.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2024

Inflammation of this tissue is implicated in the onset and progression of arthritic diseases such as rheumatoid and osteoarthritis.

From Science Daily • Oct. 12, 2023

Odin, father of the gods, held on to his staff with knobby, arthritic fingers, blue-veined and twisted.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman

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