beridden

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From beride.

Adjective[edit]

beridden (comparative more beridden, superlative most beridden)

  1. (literal) Ridden upon; ridden by.
  2. (figurative) Beset or besieged (by); plagued or infested (by).
    • 1913, Arnold Bennett, Buried Alive A Tale of These Days:
      He suspected that, had it not been for Aylmer's beridden and incurable wife, Alice's name might have been Aylmer.

Verb[edit]

beridden

  1. past participle of beride

Anagrams[edit]

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