arthritislike

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adjective

Resembling or characteristic of arthritis

Scrabble 20

Meanings

adjectivearthritislike (comparative more arthritislike, superlative most arthritislike)

comparative more arthritislike · superlative most arthritislike

  1. medicineResembling or characteristic of arthritis

    She developed severe arthritislike pains in her knees, shoulders, and back, and she couldn't stop sneezing in the halls and classrooms.

    1988 January 22, Robert McClory, “The Yeast of Our Problems”, in Chicago Reader

Origin

  1. Englisharthritis
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englisharthritislike

From arthritis + -like.

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Cite this entry
APA

arthritislike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arthritislike

MLA

“arthritislike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arthritislike. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “arthritislike,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/arthritislike.

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