Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gouty

/ˈɡaʊti/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: gouty
IPA: /ˈɡaʊti/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Suffering from gout.

Example Sentences

"When days and years proclaim you’re old — A dottle, cripple, gouty fellow, Then for support you can lay hold O’ the upright of your umberella."
"He helped Crabbe along to the rough landing-stage, a groaning Crabbe sorry for himself, a Crabbe with a bandaged foot, looking like a gouty uncle[.]"

Etymology

From Middle English gowty; equivalent to gout + -y.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gowty
Suffix: gout

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡaʊti/

Inflected Forms

goutier (comparative) goutiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

goutily goutiness pseudogouty ungouty

Phrases

gouty arthritis gouty-handed

Synonyms

gout-ridden

Rhymes With

pouty prouty dowty fouty douty

Questions

How do you pronounce gouty?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡaʊti/.
What does gouty mean?: Suffering from gout.
Where does gouty come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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