chilblained
Definition
- Adjective:
- Affected by chilblains: Describes a condition where the skin, typically on fingers, toes, ears, or nose, is inflamed, swollen, and sore due to exposure to cold and damp conditions.
Usage
- The adjective chilblained is used to describe a body part that is suffering from chilblains. It is typically used attributively (before a noun) or predicatively (after a linking verb like 'was' or 'felt').
Examples
- Adjective:
- She warmed her chilblained fingers by the fire.
- After the long winter hike, his feet were chilblained and painful.
Advanced Usage
- Descriptive Use: Often used in a descriptive or medical context to specify the cause of the physical discomfort.
- The doctor examined the patient's chilblained toes.
Variants and Related Words
- Chilblains (noun): The painful, itchy swellings on the skin caused by cold.
- Walking in the snow gave him chilblains.
Synonyms
- Frost-nipped: Slightly damaged by frost (less severe and specific than chilblained).
- Perniotic: A formal or medical term relating to or affected by chilblains (perniosis).
Antonyms
- Warm: Having or giving out a moderate degree of heat.
- Healthy: In good physical condition; free from illness or injury.
Adjective
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having chilblains
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her poor chilblained hands
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