"drug-ridden" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more drug-ridden [comparative], most drug-ridden [superlative]
Etymology: drug + -ridden Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|drug|ridden}} drug + -ridden Head templates: {{en-adj}} drug-ridden (comparative more drug-ridden, superlative most drug-ridden)
  1. Dominated or plagued by illicit drugs. Translations (dominated or plagued by illicit drugs): drogenverseucht (German)

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