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Syphilitic

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Of, relating to, or affected with syphilis.

n. A person affected with syphilis.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Of, relating to, or infected with syphilis.

n. One who is infected with syphilis.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

adj. Of or pertaining to syphilis; of the nature of syphilis; affected with syphilis.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

Pertaining to or of the nature of syphilis; affected with syphilis.

n. One who suffers from syphilis.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. of or relating to or infected with syphilis

n. a person suffering from syphilis

Word Usage

"He had wives who worshiped him and then left him, only to defend him later; his children speculated that he was either syphilitic or manic-depressive, and then they continued his work."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

sick person diseased person sufferer

Cross Reference

syphilitic fever syphilitic diathesis syphilitic inflammation

Same Context

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