plague-ridden

English

adj
Definitions
  • (of a place or community) Experiencing an epidemic or epidemics of bubonic plague or another illness.
  • (of a time) During which there is an epidemic or epidemics of bubonic plague or another illness.
  • (of a person, animal, body or object) Infected with or suffering from bubonic plague or another epidemic illness.

Etymology

Compound from English plague + English ridden.

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English

ridden

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