wellridden
n verb
a past participle of ride.
Related forms
un·rid·den, adjective
well-rid·den, adjective
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| —vb | |
| 1. | the past participle of ride |
| —adj | |
| 2. | (in combination) afflicted, affected, or dominated by something specified: damp-ridden; disease-ridden |
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Wellridden
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Word Origin & History
ridden
mid-14c., pp. of ride (q.v.). Sense evolution, via horses, from "that which has been ridden upon, broken in" (1520s) to, in compounds, "oppressed, taken advantage of" (1650s).
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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