Crippled
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈkɹɪpəld/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Crippled is an adjective meaning (now usually offensive) Having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility.
Meaning
(now usually offensive) Having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility.
More Meanings
- (informal) Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.
- simple past and past participle of cripple
Example Sentences
a crippled version of the software, lacking many features
A crippled man, twenty years older than you, whom you will have to wait on?
So they gathered the crippled, the wounded, the maimed, and they shipped us back home to Australia. The legless, the armless, the blind, the insane, those proud wounded heroes of Suvla.
Synonyms for crippled
Depending on context, synonyms include lame, unfit, halting, halt.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lame, halt, halting, unfit, handicapped, incapacitated.
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