Poxed

/pɒkst/

चेचक-ग्रस्त; चेचक के दाग़/गड्ढों वाला; (अनौपचारिक) बहुत नशे में

Hard #चिकित्सा #रोग #चेचक #त्वचा #अनौपचारिक-भाषा #ब्रिटिश-प्रयोग

Origin & History

From pox + -ed, meaning ‘affected by pox’; pox comes from Middle English poxe, likely from a Germanic source.

pox + -ed से बना, अर्थ ‘चेचक/पॉक्स से प्रभावित’; pox मध्य अंग्रेज़ी poxe से आया माना जाता है, संभवतः जर्मेनिक स्रोत से।

Definition

Having or showing pox (disease) or pockmarks; in some informal British/Irish use, also meaning very drunk/intoxicated.

चेचक/पॉक्स (रोग) से प्रभावित या उसके दाग़/गड्ढों वाले; कुछ अनौपचारिक ब्रिटिश/आयरिश प्रयोग में ‘बहुत नशे में’ भी।

Parts of Speech

Adjective:
In old medical texts, patients were described as poxed when they showed pockmarks.
पुराने चिकित्सकीय ग्रंथों में रोगियों को ‘poxed’ कहा जाता था जब उनके शरीर पर चेचक के दाग़/गड्ढे दिखाई देते थे।
Adjective:
He was completely poxed after a night of heavy drinking. (informal, chiefly UK/Irish)
भारी शराबखोरी वाली रात के बाद वह पूरी तरह नशे में था। (अनौपचारिक, मुख्यतः यूके/आयरलैंड)

Usage Examples

The child’s face was poxed with small scars after the illness.
The novel describes a poxed city struggling to recover from an outbreak.
By midnight he was poxed and could barely stand. (informal)

Synonyms

Pockmarked Scarred Infected (with pox) Pustular Intoxicated (slang sense) Drunk (slang sense)

Antonyms

Unscarred Clear-skinned Uninfected Sober (slang sense)

Related Forms

Noun
Pox / Pock / Pockmark / Pockmarks
Verb
Pox / Poxing / Poxed
Adjective
Poxed / Poxy / Pockmarked

Idioms & Phrases

A pox on (someone/something)
(किसी/किसी चीज़) पर लानत/धिक्कार (पुराना/मुहावरेदार प्रयोग)