syphilitic

[ sif-uh-lit-ik ]

/ ˌsɪf əˈlɪt ɪk /

pertaining to, noting, or affected with syphilis.

a person affected with syphilis.

Origin of syphilitic

1780–90; < New Latin syphiliticus, equivalent to syphili(s) syphilis + -ticus -tic

syph·i·lit·i·cal·ly, adverb an·ti·syph·i·lit·ic, adjective, noun post·syph·i·lit·ic, adjective pseu·do·syph·i·lit·ic, adjective

He left as his legacy a syphilitic wife and a cigar smoke-filled mansion at 73rd Street and Riverside Drive.

What the Richest Men in the World Don't Know |Barbara Goldsmith |January 23, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
He remembered all the dreadful monstrosities of which he had read—infants that were born of syphilitic parents.

Damaged Goods |Upton Sinclair
In several of the cases reported it is even questionable if the patients were syphilitic.

The Propaganda for Reform in Proprietary Medicines, Vol. 2 of 2 |Various
It might be thought better to destroy the syphilitic child rather than allow it to come into the world.

Parenthood and Race Culture |Caleb Williams Saleeby

This is especially necessary in a syphilitic hospital, on account of the character of its patients.

The History of Prostitution |William W. Sanger
It is a safer rule to regard every open sore or suspicious patch in a syphilitic as infectious until it is proved not to be so.

The Third Great Plague |John H. Stokes

syphilitic

[ sĭf′ə-lĭt′ĭk ]

Of, relating to, or affected with syphilis.

A person with syphilis.