rheumatic
pertaining to or of the nature of rheumatism.
affected with or subject to rheumatism.
a person affected with rheumatism.
Origin of rheumatic
1Other words from rheumatic
- rheu·mat·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·rheu·mat·ic, adjective, noun
- non·rheu·mat·ic, adjective, noun
- post·rheu·mat·ic, adjective
- pre·rheu·mat·ic, adjective
- pseu·do·rheu·mat·ic, adjective
- un·rheu·mat·ic, adjective
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How to use rheumatic in a sentence
Dey calls me Unc Simmy, missyma friens do, said the old man, rheumatically climbing to his seat again.
Ruth Fielding Down in Dixie | Alice B. EmersonHe shook his head, bent rheumatically, and seated himself on the veranda step, full in the moonlight.
Special Messenger | Robert W. ChambersIts use is often prohibited by physicians in some forms of indigestion and for those rheumatically inclined.
The Laurel Health Cookery | Evora Bucknum PerkinsHe halted before us and nodded, leaning rheumatically on his staff.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 20 (of 25) | Robert Louis StevensonThe water hissed and splashed, as the wheels of the steamer began to turn rheumatically.
Janice Day | Helen Beecher Long
British Dictionary definitions for rheumatic
/ (ruːˈmætɪk) /
of, relating to, or afflicted with rheumatism
a person afflicted with rheumatism
Origin of rheumatic
1Derived forms of rheumatic
- rheumatically, adverb
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