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cripplesome

cripplesome adjective: characterised or marked by crippledness; crippled.

Adjective

cripplesome (comparative more cripplesome, superlative most cripplesome)

  1. Characterised or marked by crippledness; crippled.
    • And, Mr. Speaker, it's interesting to note, the Finance minister when in Swift Current said no, we can't change the taxation system, we cannot address the E&H tax, which is a cripplesome burden to businesses in small communities along the western side of this province and also along the eastern...1995, LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF SASKATCHEWAN
    • “Fly-bitten—”The girl paused. “You have yet to say cripplesome or crookleg or leaden foot. Why do you not?”2010, Karen Cushman, Alchemy and Meggy Swann

Forms of cripplesome

comparativemore cripplesome
superlativemost cripplesome

Origin of cripplesome

From cripple + -some.

Questions about cripplesome

What does cripplesome mean?
Cripplesome means characterised or marked by crippledness; crippled.
What part of speech is cripplesome?
Cripplesome is an adjective.

Words near cripplesome in the dictionary

  1. crippleness
  2. cripplepunk
  3. crippler
  4. cripplers
  5. cripples
  6. cripplesome
  7. crippleware
  8. crippling
  9. cripplingly
  10. cripplings
  11. cripply

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