<p><strong>Adjective:</strong></p><ul><li>relating to, having, or experiencing arthritis</li><li>creaky, slow-moving, misshapen, etc., as if affected with arthritis:<ul><li>The road was overhung with what looked like arthritic trees, warped and bent to the whims of the wind.</li><li>The next few days passed at the speed of an arthritic tortoise.</li></ul></li><li>a person with arthritis.</li></ul>