syphilitic

American  

[sif-uh-lit-ik] / ˌsɪf əˈlɪt ɪk /

adjective

1. pertaining to, noting, or affected with syphilis.

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noun

1. a person affected with syphilis.

Other Word Forms

• antisyphilitic adjective
• postsyphilitic adjective
• pseudosyphilitic adjective
• syphilitically adverb

Etymology

Origin of syphilitic

First recorded in 1780–90; from New Latin syphiliticus, from syphili(s) syphilis + -ticus -tic

Example Sentences

At the beginning of 1972, according to CDC data, 74 of the untreated syphilitics were still living.

From Seattle Times

At 40, Baudelaire was a shadow of his former self, crushed by unrepayable debts, suffering the aftereffects of a seemingly minor stroke, and facing the onset of syphilitic debility.

From Washington Post

He had borrowed bits and pieces of a not-too-well-disguised Schoenberg as a model for the syphilitic central character in “Doctor Faustus.”

From New York Times

It is contracted through direct contact with a syphilitic lesion and then spreads through the body wherever it can take root.

From New York Times

Watching his future self alongside Lisa, imaginary Quilloughby laments, “Is this what I turned into? I’m greedy, I’m hateful, and my face looks like a syphilitic moon!”

From Los Angeles Times