crippled
/ˈkɹɪpəld/
crippled adjective: having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility. Also the simple past and past participle of cripple.
Adjective
crippled
- Having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility.
- A crippled man, twenty years older than you, whom you will have to wait on?1848, Charlotte Bronte, chapter 17, in Jane Eyre, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2014
- 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.1971, Eric Bogle, “And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda”
- Having any difficulty or impediment which can be likened to a crippling injury.
- a crippled version of the software, lacking many features
Also used as
crippled is also the simple past and past participle of cripple.
crippled meaning in Bengali and Sanskrit
crippled in Bengali
- having a physical impediment
- খোঁড়া khō̃ṛa
crippled in Sanskrit
- having a physical impediment
- रण्ड raṇḍa
Antonyms of crippled
Words formed from crippled
Questions about crippled
- What does crippled mean?
- Crippled means having a less than fully functional limb, or injuries which prevent full mobility.
- What is crippled in Bengali?
- Crippled in Bengali is খোঁড়া (khō̃ṛa). See Crippled meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is crippled?
- Crippled is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce crippled?
- Crippled is pronounced /ˈkɹɪpəld/.
Words near crippled in the dictionary
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